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Joestar Colosseum
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Pacorro Aguilar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilson Amorim having to interfere. 5 minutes into the match, Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Noel Guerrero. 9 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Hori Guillemez came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Portugal's attentive Graciano Coutinho managed to snatch the ball when Refugio Colsa made a throw-in in the 16th minute of the game. Pacorro Aguilar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th minute of the match, Pacorro Aguilar tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Wilson Amorim saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Felipe Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hori Guillemez got free with Wilson Amorim in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Graciano Coutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Portugal booed when ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurelio Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Viriato Moura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edwin van der Sar having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Pacorro Aguilar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilson Amorim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edwin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Graciano Coutinho in the 41st minute of the match. Portugal were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Felipe Barreto took the corner. Wilson Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Noel Guerrero in the 45th minute. In the 47th minute, Pacorro Aguilar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Viriato Moura made a kick off. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hori Guillemez in the 53rd minute of play. Felipe Barreto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Edwin van der Sar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hori Guillemez in the 59th minute of play. The supporters of ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ booed when Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raul Caetano didn't get a good kick on the ball. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ made a substitution. Furman Salantes replaced Noel Guerrero. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Pero Falla was substituted for Pacorro Aguilar. Raul Caetano kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. After having played for 62 minutes, Mario Alberto Yepes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Mario Alberto Yepes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ fans' excitement grew in the 65th match minute when ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Pero Falla looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Daniel Pimentel came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Portugal 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 Daniel Pimentel couldn't finish the play. Portugal's Bartolomeu Dias was substituted for Viriato Moura. With a little luck, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edwin van der Sar got control of the ball when Felipinho Amorim tried to sneak it across the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Pero Falla came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iliana Seseña made in the 80th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Santos Sanz immediately put the ball in play. Pero Falla might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wilson Amorim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pero Falla ran back to his position shaking his head. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pero Falla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Felipinho Amorim took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Edwin van der Sar to make any attempt to save it. With a little luck, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Edwin van der Sar got control of the ball when Felipinho Amorim tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felipinho Amorims short, quick shot in the 92ndth minute got Edwin van der Sar to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Hori Guillemez got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pero Falla in the 95th minute of play. Edwin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 97th minute of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.