The Mexicans trailed 2-0 inside 24 minutes in Gelsenkirchen afterManiche shot Portugal intoa sixth-minute lead and SimaoSabrosa doubled the advantage from the penalty spot.
Cech then denied SimaoSabrosa, and at the other end Tomas Ujfalusi's header flashed past the past from another corner with Sionko and Milan Baros both just failing to make a vital connection.