Portugal		Ireland
Mourinho@Ronaldo	Tactics	Portugal#2
51%	Possession	49%
45%	Play in the half	55%
9	Shots	7
1	Fouls	3
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	5
75.7	average mark	76.3
outstanding	Shooting	outstanding
outstanding	Passing	outstanding
outstanding	Defending	brilliant

3 minute.
Estrade centers. Rebelo de Sousa just manages to reach the ball first. Deegan trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Deegan is cautioned.

16 minute.
Hyde centers. Barra plays the ball off with his head. Banker approaches the ball. Banker has a fantastic effort at goal. Ondulado desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Portugal - Ireland 0:1

18 minute.
De Khros plays the ball off with his head. Estrade approaches the ball. Banker cleverly intercepts the pass. Banker takes a swing and hits it... Ondulado makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Portugal - Ireland 0:2

37 minute.
Moreno just manages to reach the ball first. Moreno passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Rebelo de Sousa approaches the ball. Rebelo de Sousa takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Portugal - Ireland 1:2

39 minute.
Hyde makes a sublime pass. Minnerup makes a sublime pass. Banker approaches the ball. Banker has a fantastic effort at goal. Ondulado desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Portugal 49%, Ireland 51%.
Portugal - Ireland 1:2

46 minute.
Valente comes on to the pitch. Brandal comes on to the pitch. Gannon comes on to the pitch.

46 minute.
Murphy just manages to reach the ball first. Valente cleverly intercepts the pass. Valente passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Brandal just manages to reach the ball first. Brandal takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! Hyde centers. Canto e Castro centers. Rebelo de Sousa gets his head on it.
It was close.

56 minute.
Sena passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Moreno approaches the ball. Moreno passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Rebelo de Sousa approaches the ball. Rebelo de Sousa shoots. Dean palms the ball clear.

61 minute.
Rebelo de Sousa approaches the ball. Carthy fouls inside the box. Penalty! The harmed player, Rebelo de Sousa, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Bruins comes on to the pitch. Brandal confidently approaches the penalty spot, kicks, after a short run-up.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Portugal - Ireland 2:2

71 minute.
Throw-in. Duddy comes on to the pitch. Gilchrist comes on to the pitch.

72 minute.
Carthy cleverly intercepts the pass. Carthy makes a one-touch pass. Deegan centers. Duddy approaches the ball. Duddy takes a swing and hits it... Ondulado palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

77 minute.
Deegan just manages to reach the ball first. Moreno fouls. Deegan was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Bruins takes a quick free-kick. Barra plays the ball off with his head. Duddy just manages to reach the ball first. Duddy shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Portugal 41%, Ireland 59%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Portugal - Ireland 2:2