GELSENKIRCHEN, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Mexico paid the price for doing silly things on pitch, losing their third and last round robin match 2-1 to World Cup Group D leaders Portugal in an out-of-style way here on Wednesday.

    Luis Perez was sent off at 61 with a second yellow for diving, while a first-half handball by Rafa Marquez led to a penalty score which helped grant Portugal the 2-1 victory earlier in the clash.

    It seemed as though La Volpe's side had been given their second penalty in four minutes after Perez was brought down in the Portuguese's box on the 61st minute, but the referee refused to give a penalty and booked the midfielder for diving instead.

    Just four minutes earlier, the Mexicans missed their best chance of leveling the scores in the half as Perez forced Miguel into a needless handball right in the sight of the referee at 57. Omar Bravo came to the spot but his powerful strike flied high into the stands whithout ever looking likely to trouble Ricardo.

    It's not the only time that Mexico had been turning down with silly commitments, with an in-box handball from skipper Rafael Marquez handing the Portuguese a penalty in the first half.

    Luis Figo's free-kick from 20 meters on the 22nd minute hit the wall before the ball went out for another corner, Marquez handballed it to concede a penalty, and Sabrosa Simao stepped up to confidently convert from the spot at 24.

    Earlier in the half, Maniche had opened the scoring with a super strike for Portugal in just 6 mintues. The former Chelsea midfielder fed Simao on the left and followed up to collect the winger's square pass to fire into the top corner from 16 meters.

    Mexico managed to pull back one goal five minutes later as Jose Fonseca, just being recalled to the starting line-up for Wednesday's match, scored at 29 a fine glancing header from a corner to punish some slack Portugal defending. Enditem