Challenge

Thunderdome
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Martin Mutumba started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Daniel Pimentel scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marcus Ekrot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Martin Mutumba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Wilson Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jose Indalecio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raul Caetano was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 10 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 10th minute of the game. One of Portugal:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Vykans Vikingar:s goal. In the 12th minute, the referee gave Vykans Vikingar a penalty. Jose Indalecio looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Wilson Amorim. Martin Mutumba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Wilson Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emmanuel Dennis had several of the Portugal's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 18 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-1 score and a disappointed Wilson Amorim as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 20th minute, Felipe Barreto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Portugal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 25th minute Alessandro Micucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilson Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martin Mutumba in the 27thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Wilson Amorim, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Vykans Vikingar's Marcus Ekrot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Barreto in the 29th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Felipe Barreto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Marcus Ekrot was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alessandro Micucci got free with Wilson Amorim in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcus Ekrot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Moreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Portugal's attentive Daniel Pimentel managed to snatch the ball when Simon Brolin made a throw-in in the 38th minute of the game. In the 40th minute, Caetano Moreira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Portugal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. After 46 played minutes Portugal got a freekick which was hit by Graciano Coutinho. The Vykans Vikingar players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Portugal were winning 2-4.

The wind increased when Felipe Barreto made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Vykans Vikingar's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Felipe Barreto was slow to take the kick. During this time Portugal's players had a chance to rest. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernan Berart in the 53rd minute of the match. Marcus Ekrot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felipe Barreto in the 55th minute. Felipe Barreto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Marcus Ekrot made a huge save. Portugal's Daniel Pimentel quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Simon Brolin, made in the 59th minute of the game. In the 63rd minute Alessandro Micucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilson Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. After 76 minutes of play, Vykans Vikingar's Alessandro Micucci made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wilson Amorim was left in no man's land by his defense there! Felipinho Amorim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Marcus Ekrot made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caetano Moreira in the 85th minute of play forced Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute, Portugal's Felipinho Amorim dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-5. Marcus Ekrot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipinho Amorim in the 91st minute of play. Jose Indalecio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Portugal had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.