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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Viriato Moura kicked off to start the match. José Sand hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. If Ersen Bumba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ersen Bumba came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ersen Bumba couldn't finish the play. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Miroslaw Majorski managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Fabricio Andrade in the 17 minute of the game. When Ersen Bumba came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ersen Bumba couldn't finish the play. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ersen Bumba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabricio Andrade kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After 26 minutes of play, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Ersen Bumba made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wilson Amorim was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 31st minute Caetano Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Baptista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Miroslaw Majorski got a free kick in the 34th minute. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ersen Bumba in the 39th minute of play. The throw-in from Ayvaz Tanay in the 41st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Portugal's Daniel Pimentel. Portugal's Viriato Moura got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ersen Bumba in the 44th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ersen Bumba, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. In the 46th minute, Daniel Pimentel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Ersen Bumba made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Carlos Baptista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute Caetano Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Baptista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Baptista made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Caetano Moreira sent off a good shot on target. Carlos Baptista was a little too slow when Felipe Barreto got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 1-1. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ made a substitution. Emre Mor replaced Atilla Tarkan Ulgu. Portugal's Bartolomeu Dias was substituted for Viriato Moura. In the 82nd minute, Ersen Bumba ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wilson Amorim was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After 87 minutes, Ersen Bumba made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Portugal's Wilson Amorim tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ersen Bumba in the 96th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Portugal had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.