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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Caetano Galnares made the kick off which started today's match. Marcelino Verdeja recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 9 played minutes RACIN DE CHAWEN got a freekick which was hit by Erlantz Duran. When Daniel Pimentel fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Portugal's protests and gave Daniel Pimentel a yellow card for diving instead. Caetano Galnares did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Wilson Amorim 11 minutes into the match. If Felipe Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Barreto in the 23rd minute of play forced RACIN DE CHAWEN's goalkeeper Marco Pedriza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Pedriza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Pedriza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Pedriza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caetano Moreira in the 35th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the game, Portugal's Caetano Moreira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Pedriza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After having played for 40 minutes, Felipe Barreto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Portugal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felipe Barreto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 43 minutes into the match, RACIN DE CHAWEN's goal looked a bit too open when Caetano Moreira came free, but Marco Pedriza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Portugal's attentive Daniel Pimentel managed to snatch the ball when Donzel Sobera made a throw-in in the 44th minute of the game. 45 minutes into the match, RACIN DE CHAWEN's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Marco Pedriza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. RACIN DE CHAWEN's Marco Pedriza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 47th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Viriato Moura's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Pedriza was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

RACIN DE CHAWEN's Marco Pedriza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save RACIN DE CHAWEN from getting a goal against them. Marco Pedriza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. RACIN DE CHAWEN's Marco Pedriza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 54th minute of play. Felipe Barreto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Pedriza having to make a save. Felipe Barreto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Marco Pedriza made a huge save. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind RACIN DE CHAWEN's goalkeeper Marco Pedriza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. RACIN DE CHAWEN's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Felipe Barreto 57 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-2. After 62 played minutes RACIN DE CHAWEN got a freekick which was hit by Donzel Sobera. Marco Pedriza was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Felipe Barreto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 66 minute of play. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rufo Serra in the 80th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute Caetano Galnares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilson Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcelino Verdeja took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wilson Amorim. Wilson Amorim dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rufo Serra in the 94th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Portugal's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.