National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th minute of the match U21 Portugal got a corner. Lofi Girl Portimao's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Olavo Eiró ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Olavo Eiró almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Lofi Girl Portimao's Afonso Mourato did a great save. The supporters of U21 Portugal booed when Lofi Girl Portimao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Porto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joaquim Matos kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Olavo Eiró could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Afonso Mourato made a huge save. With an all-out effort, U21 Portugal's Afonso Mourato threw himself towards the right post 19 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Paulo Velasques, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. U21 Portugal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Olavo Eiró in the 20th minute. Olavo Eiró made a great header on U21 Portugal's corner, it was just that Lofi Girl Portimao's Afonso Mourato managed to reach the ball for a save. Olavo Eiró received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Afonso Mourato came out and tried to block the shot, but Olavo Eiró slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 25th minute. Olavo Eiró was extremely unlucky when he, in the 30th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Olavo Eiró received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Afonso Mourato tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Velasques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 36th minute, Quim Barreiros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Portugal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After 43 played minutes U21 Portugal got a freekick which was hit by Victor Sousa. Nuno Porto charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nuno Porto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th minute, Nuno Porto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th match minute, Lofi Girl Portimao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teófilo Quinaz to maneuver through the defense. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Quim Barreiros to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute Olavo Eiró shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonso Mourato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute Paulo Velasques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonso Mourato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Almiro Setúbal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nuno Porto's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Almiro Setúbal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Porto in the 60th minute of play. In the 64th minute Paulo Velasques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonso Mourato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Almiro Setúbal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Porto in the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th minute Nuno Porto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almiro Setúbal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Almiro Setúbal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Porto, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olavo Eiró in the 72nd minute of play forced Lofi Girl Portimao's goalkeeper Afonso Mourato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ramiro Medeiros lost his temper 78 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Lofi Girl Portimao getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Ramiro Medeiros hit a great ball. Lofi Girl Portimao made a substitution. Lucas Marques replaced Nuno Porto. U21 Portugal made a substitution. Ronaldo Nunes replaced Olavo Eiró. U21 Portugal's Ronaldo Pinheiro was substituted for Quim Barreiros. Ramiro Medeiros hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute, Norberto Henriques made a precise shot to the right of Afonso Mourato. Lofi Girl Portimao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. U21 Portugal's Ronaldo Pinheiro got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Lofi Girl Portimao getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Albérico Valadão hit a great ball. Almiro Setúbal was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lucas Marques showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-1 in the 88 minute of play. Afonso Mourato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Nunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 96 minutes of play, U21 Portugal's Ronaldo Pinheiro made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Afonso Mourato was left in no man's land by his defense there! There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. U21 Portugal fully deserved thier win.
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