Challenge

Olympia
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Viriato Moura kicked off to start the match. If Felipe Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Ljusberg in the 6th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Daniel Pimentel made a precise shot to the right of Manfred Fribäck. Norrlands Athen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Norrlands Athen's Tage Backlund slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wilson Amorim. That made the score 1-1 after 11 minutes of play. When Qian Zhen Sheng came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Norrlands Athen 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 Qian Zhen Sheng couldn't finish the play. 18 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Ljusberg came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manfred Fribäck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Moura in the 20th minute of the match. In the 21st minute of the match Portugal got a corner. Norrlands Athen's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Felipe Barreto ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 27th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manfred Fribäck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute Caetano Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manfred Fribäck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manfred Fribäck 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 29th minute. The supporters of Portugal booed when Norrlands Athen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Berglund didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st minute Viriato Moura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manfred Fribäck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manfred Fribäck stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Viriato Moura's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Manfred Fribäck 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 32nd minute. 33 minutes into the match, Caetano Moreira notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Norrlands Athen's Manfred Fribäck. Manfred Fribäck was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Miranda in the 38th minute of play forced Norrlands Athen's goalkeeper Manfred Fribäck to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes had been played when some careless play by Norrlands Athen'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. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Erik Ljusberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Manfred Fribäck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Norrlands Athen's Manfred Fribäck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caetano Moreira in the 55th minute of play. Manfred Fribäck was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Viriato Moura capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Viriato Moura really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Norrlands Athen's Manfred Fribäck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Norrlands Athen from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Larry Tatum in the 63rd minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Erik Ljusberg fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Norrlands Athen's protests and gave Erik Ljusberg a yellow card for diving instead. Erik Ljusberg hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. Erik Ljusberg hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Norrlands Athen defense, Felipinho Amorim kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manfred Fribäck. The Norrlands Athen fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manfred Fribäck should have stopped the shot. If Felipinho Amorim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Norrlands Athen's Manfred Fribäck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Norrlands Athen from getting a goal against them. In the 79th minute Portugal were awarded a corner. Daniel Pimentel went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Portugal's corner Faustino Almeida fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Manfred Fribäck quite easily take care of the ball. Manfred Fribäck didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Faustino Almeida went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. Manfred Fribäck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartolomeu Dias, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolás Castillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 94 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's goalkeeper Manfred Fribäck had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felipinho Amorim. The crowd rose to their feet as Bartolomeu Dias kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Manfred Fribäck. That made the score 2-7 in the 95 minute of play. Portugal's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.