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莱比锡红牛竞技场
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Viriato Moura made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Graciano Coutinho during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 4th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Graciano Coutinho to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the match, 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's 严文朗 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilson Amorim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of 【FLY】莱比锡红牛 booed when Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caetano Moreira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 12 minutes Portugal's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Natanael Sena who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Natanael Sena almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Portugal's Wilson Amorim did a great save. A collision led to 【FLY】莱比锡红牛 getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. 沈皓旭 hit a great ball. Natanael Sena received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Wilson Amorim came out and tried to block the shot, but Natanael Sena slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Barreto in the 21st minute of play forced 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's goalkeeper 鲁谦烨 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's 鲁谦烨 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 23rd minute of play. 1-1 became the score in the 25th minute when Caetano Moreira elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Portugal's Wilson Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. Portugal's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when 严文朗 scored to the left of an out of position Wilson Amorim, making the score, 2-2. The supporters of Portugal booed when 【FLY】莱比锡红牛 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lino Silvanito didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Portugal's Felipe Barreto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 鲁谦烨 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A hard shot 45 in the game by 严文朗 from a close distance when the talented Wilson Amorim managed to make a qualified save. Portugal's players were relieved. If 严文朗 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Patric 刘备 was the one to do the kick off. 严文朗 kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. After 54 minutes of play, 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's Natanael Sena made it 3-2 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! The audience thought a goal was coming when Viriato Moura got free with 鲁谦烨 in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Portugal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Felipe Barreto in the 59th minute. A nice corner shot did that Felipe Barreto got away a dangerous shot. Despite this 鲁谦烨 quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, 严文朗 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and 严文朗 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 严文朗 in the 74th minute of the match. 严文朗 struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Wilson Amorim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 【FLY】莱比锡红牛. When 严文朗 came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the 【FLY】莱比锡红牛 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 严文朗 couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartolomeu Dias got free with 鲁谦烨 in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.