Challenge

Romolo Di Reto
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Elia Di Vincenzo started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Deng Jian Bing managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sao Brasola's supporters rose to their feet, but Deng Jian Bing was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wilson Amorim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabricio Andrade hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After 9 played minutes Sao Brasola got a freekick which was hit by Carter Leggeri. Urbano Saturnin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Moura in the 14th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Sao Brasola's Carter Leggeri got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 19th minute, Sao Brasola's Pierrot Leenpoels ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Wilson Amorim. Wilson Amorim yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Elia Di Vincenzo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Wilson Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Elia Di Vincenzo made a precise shot to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 28 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Urbano Saturnin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Pierrot Leenpoels came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Sao Brasola fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Pierrot Leenpoels couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Felipe Barreto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Portugal's supporters rose to their feet, but Felipe Barreto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Urbano Saturnin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wilson Amorim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pierrot Leenpoels went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Portugal's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Pierrot Leenpoels scored to the left of an out of position Wilson Amorim, making the score, 4-0. After 48 played minutes Sao Brasola got a freekick which was hit by Gică Aristide. Sao Brasola made a substitution. Eduardo Beilinson replaced Emilio Paglione. The supporters of Portugal booed when Sao Brasola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 49 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gică Aristide didn't get a good kick on the ball. Urbano Saturnin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Viriato Moura made the kick off in the second half. Sao Brasola made a substitution. Ernesto Daniel Capone replaced Carter Leggeri. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pierrot Leenpoels in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wilson Amorim saved Portugal from getting behind. Pierrot Leenpoels hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. Sao Brasola made a substitution. Carter Di Fazio replaced Pierrot Leenpoels. Pierrot Leenpoels kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Urbano Saturnin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipinho Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elia Di Vincenzo hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Portugal's Felipinho Amorim slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Urbano Saturnin. That made the score 5-3 after 85 minutes of play. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carter Di Fazio in the 88th minute of play. 89 minutes into the game, Gică Aristide was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sao Brasola's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Portugal the free kick. After a rather tough play, Sao Brasola's Gică Aristide got a free kick in the 89th minute. Felipinho Amorim blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Urbano Saturnin having to make a save. In the 91st minute of the match, Felipinho Amorim got a very nice opportunity to score, but Urbano Saturnin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 92 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Bartolomeu Dias came free, but Urbano Saturnin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Carter Di Fazio came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 94 minutes of play, Sao Brasola's Carter Di Fazio made it 6-3 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! When Elia Di Vincenzo fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sao Brasola's protests and gave Elia Di Vincenzo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 96th minute, Elia Di Vincenzo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipinho Amorim in the 97th minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Urbano Saturnin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sao Brasola's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.