BOGOTA - Oscar scored a hat trick to lead Brazil to a 3-2 win over Portugal in extra time on Saturday to win the Under-20 World Cup. cheap nfl jerseys . Oscar got the winner in the 111th minute, lobbing a shot from the right that was tipped by Portugal keeper Mika onto the underside of the crossbar before going in. He also scored in the 5th minute, and again in the 78th. Alex had levelled in the ninth minute for Portugal and Nelson Oliveiras 59th minute goal temporarily put the Europeans ahead. Brazil fought back to take its fifth U-20 title, having been the runner-up two years ago. Portugal was seeking its third title. "This really makes us happy, because now we have matched the record of the senior team," Brazil coach Ney Franco said, referring to the five World Cups Brazils top side has won. Portugal coach Ilidio Vale said the result was "not completely just" but acknowledged Brazils "high quality team." "We were close to the dream, but we could not quite win it," Ilidio said. "Congratulations to Brazil as the champions. Brazil is a happy winner and Portugal is an unhappy loser." Asked about Ilidios claim of injustice, Franco replied: "I disagree with what he (Ilidio) said. "The trophy is in our lockerroom." Brazil was the clear favourite for the match between former colony and colonizer, but it was an even contest from start to finish, with only the brilliance of Oscar making the difference. Oscar made the difference with his three goals — his first three of the 3 1/2-week tournament — in a performance that is sure to bring the big European clubs knocking on the door of the 19-year-old Internacional playmaker. He broke through in spectacular style, sending a 40-metre free kick into the far corner, catching goalkeeper Mika flat-footed. It was the first goal yielded by Portugal in the tournament after six clean sheets in the previous matches. Oliveira set up Portugals equalizer when he ran to the byline and cut the ball back across the face of the goal with Alex tapping it home. Just a minute later, Brazil appeared to score, with a bouncing ball going over the Mikas head. Replays suggested the ball had crossed the line, but American referee Mark Geiger let play go on. "It was an open game and Portugal did not defend as much as we thought," Franco said. Brazil always looked more threatening in the first half but could not find a way through Portugals formidable defence, crowding the front of the goal. The South Americans led in every statistical category in the first half and had 55 per cent of the possession. Oliveira put Portugal ahead in the 59th. He broke down the right, beat defender Juan and his shot from a sharp angle beat Brazil goalkeeper Gabriel at the near post. Brazils equalizer came in the 78th. Mika blocked the initial shot by Dudu, but Oscar slotted the ball home. Brazil had a slight edge in possession over the 90 minutes and a 9-4 edge in shots on target, though Portugal often looked the more threatening. Prior to Oscars winner, the best chance in extra time fell to Portugals Cateano, who broke down the right and forced Gabriel into a point-blank save, knocking the ball away with both hands. Both teams seemed to run down in the final minutes, perhaps affected by playing at 2,600 metres in the Colombia capital. "I dont think the altitude was an important factor," Ilidio said. "We had chances to score and win in extra time, as did Brazil." The result avenged the result of the 1991 final, when Portugal defeated Brazil on penalties. Portugal has won the U-20 title twice, far behind the leader Argentina with six. In Saturdays third-place playoff, Mexico defeated France 3-1. Ulises Davila, Jorge Enriquez and Edson Rivera scored unanswered goals after Alexandre Lacazette had put France ahead with an eighth-minute header. The third-place finish adds to an impressive three months for Mexico; the senior team defeated the United States in the final of the regional Gold Cup tournament in June, and Mexico won the Under-17 World Cup title in July. cheap nike nfl jerseys . -- The offence was stagnant, Alex Smith was ineffective and the offensive line was completely overmatched. cheap jerseys from china . In the mens tournament, Novak Djokovic withdrew before the start of the event because of a right wrist injury that had already affected his play at Monte Carlo last month. "I did everything possible in order to play in Madrid," Djokovic said.DOHA, Qatar -- Seventh-seeded Simona Halep of Romania will chase her seventh career title when she plays sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany, pursuing her fifth trophy, in the Qatar Open final on Sunday. The 10th-ranked Halep trailed 5-2 in the first set but won seven straight games before defeating second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 7-5, 6-2 on Saturday. Kerbers 6-1, 7-6 (6) win over fifth-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia kept up her record of not losing a set this week. Halep, who won all six of her career titles last year, won seven straight games to take a 7-5, 2-0 lead in the semifinals. "I played six finals last year and I am more confident with myself now," Halep said. "I just keep focused to play like its (the) first round, and I think thats the secret -- to play without pressure, just to keep focused and to be happy on court." Once Halep calmed her nerves she showed off the diversity in her game with power shots, touch shots, drop shots and the patience needed to reach her first final of the year. "At 5-2, I said that I have nothing to lose anymore and to changge the tactic," Halep said. cheap jerseys. The fourth-ranked Radwanska, who was making her third consecutive appearance in Doha, has yet to advance to the finals at this tournament. "She was making unbelievable shots from nowhere," Radwanska said. "I didnt know what to do to end the point, because she was everywhere." Kerber has her second final of the year. She lost in the Sydney final to Tsvetana Pironkova last month. Jankovic broke Kerbers serve in the fifth game to win her only game of the first set but struggled with her own first serve. The second set was more evenly contested with both players losing serve on two occasions. "I was just happy I won the match in two sets," Kerber said. "Jelena was playing unbelievably well in the second set." Kerber served for the match at 5-4 but Jankovic broke serve to even the score at 5-5. Kerber had two match points in the tiebreaker. She won with a net cord shot which Jankovic could only watch. "I think I was just lucky and happy that the ball goes over the net on the other side," Kerber said. ' ' '
