| Live Match Commentary |
Up-to-the-Second Score: Portugal 4, Poland 0 -- FINAL MATCH REPORT
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90 +3' - Portugal takes the three points while Poland is eliminated. |
90 +1' - It should be 5-0 but Costa's shot is weak toward an open net and a defender runs back to take the ball in front of the goalline. |
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90' - Baia still the master of all Poland crosses. |
87' - GOAL PORTUGAL. Costa slots the ball far post while sliding through the goalie box. |
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87' - Pauleta whistled offside in the area. |
84' - Pauleta gets by the keeper but misses from a sharp angle. |
84' - Zewlakow's volley hits the side net |
83' - A low driven shot finds Kryszalowicz at the back post but he hits high frim 5 yards. |
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82' - Baia punches dangerous corner out. |
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80' - A cross is knocked up in the air by Baia, bounces off Olisadebe's back and returns to Baia. |
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79' - Swierczewski's volley is handled by Baia. |
77' - GOAL PORTUGAL. Pauleta gets his hat trick by changing directions twice and hitting a sweet left foot far post. |
75' - Petit fires a yard wide right of Poland's goal. |
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74' - Tomasz
Waldoch
heads a corner well over the crossbar. |
71' - Poland 3rd sub: Tomasz Rzasa in for Zewlakow. |
69' - Portugal 3rd sub: Nuno Capucho in for Sergio Conceicao. |
67' - Baia comes smartly off his line to block a Kryszalowicz shot with his knee. |
67' - Figo hits the post to Dudek's left. |
65' - GOAL PORTUGAL. Pauleta is the beneficiary of beautiful Portugal buildup and Figo's exquisite cross. |
64' - Portugal 2nd sub: Roberto Luis Beto in for Frechaut. |
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61' - Poland wins a corner, which Portugal heads nearly out of danger. Poland cross then goes out of play. |
60' - Portugal sub: Rui Costa in for Pinto |
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59' - Kryszalowicz fouls the keeper on cross inside the 6. |
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56' - Pawel Kryszalowicz tried to chip Baia but it is too low. |
56' - Poland 2nd sub: Marcin Zewlacow in for Maciej Zurawski |
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54' - Pauleta causes some anxious moments on Poland backpass, but Dudek pokes ball away after poor first touch. |
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51' - Pinto frees himself with a cutback but dribbles too far ahead and Dudek covers. |
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50' - Pinto whistled offside. |
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48' - Maciej Zurawski's promising foray is denied by Portugal defense. |
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48' - Still raining very hard. |
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46' - Bak shoots wide left. Well wide. |
46' - Poland kicks off second half. |
| Second Half |
45 +2' - Referee blows whistle to end rough and rainy first half. Poland 45 minutes away from possible elimination |
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42' - Joao Pinto is stretchered off after being stepped on. |
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39' - The Figo freekick is low to the far post where Dudek scoops it up. |
39' - . Bak is booked for hard foul just outside the area. |
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38' - Olisadebe shoots straight at Vitor Baia. |
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36' - Inside the area, Armando Petit gets off weak shot that rolls up to Dudek. |
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36' - Dudek punches away Figo free kick aimed at the 6. |
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35' - Emmanuel Olisadebe is whistled offside. |
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33' - Pawel Kryszalowicz crosses but Portugal keeper is right there. |
32' - . Rui Jorge booked for hard late foul. |
27' - . Jorge
Costa booked for hard foul. |
25' - . Nuno Frechaut booked for hard foul. |
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24' -- Pauleta's shot opens the heavens -- it starts to rain hard again -- as it sails high |
21' - . Swierczewski booked, his second of the 1st rd. Cannot play against U.S. |
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17' -- Piotr
Swierczewski
fires wide for Poland. |
16' - Poland sub: Arkadiusz Bak in for inured Radoslaw Kaluzny. |
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16' -- Poland takes short corner but Portugal backheads over the goalline. |
14' - GOAL PORTUGAL. Pauleta beats Dudek near post with a sizzling low drive. Dudek gets a a hand to it but the ball is going too fast. |
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11' -- Pauleta shoots from 25 but Dudek handles easily |
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9' - Pauleta launches a blast wide right |
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7' -- Poland looks much sharper than opener but still averaging a foul a minute |
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6' - Sergio Conceicao sends a cross directly to Poland keeper. |
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4' -- Poland's Radoslaw Kaluzny launches from distance, sends it high |
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3' - Poland with three fouls already. |
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1' -- Figo fouled right away |
1' - Portugal kicks off to get match under way in very wet conditions. |
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Kickoff at 7:30 a.m. EDT; 11:30 a.m. GMT |
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