Challenge

Balbuena Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Blažej Blazejowski made the kick off which started today's match. Blažej Blazejowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilson Amorim having to interfere. Raul Caetano lost his temper 4 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 4 minutes into the game, one of Portugal:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Portugal:s Wilson Amorim showed great skill when he stopped Amir Rrahmani:s penalty. 8 minutes into the game, Pedro Cucao cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Wilson Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blažej Blazejowski in the 11th minute of play. Ritchie Stansfield took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damazy Tomaszewski in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the game, Real Ayuntamiento CF's Blažej Blazejowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wilson Amorim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Felipe Barreto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ritchie Stansfield having to make a save. In the 24th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ritchie Stansfield saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ritchie Stansfield made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Moreira in the 26th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felipe Barreto in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ritchie Stansfield prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blažej Blazejowski in the 32nd minute of play. Viriato Moura hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Caetano Moreira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ritchie Stansfield was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Ritchie Stansfield showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Barreto in the 43rd minute of the match. Daniel Pimentel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ritchie Stansfield having to interfere. In the 48th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ritchie Stansfield saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Felipe Barreto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Daniel Pimentel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ritchie Stansfield having to interfere. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Cucao in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes into the game, Blažej Blazejowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Wilson Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ritchie Stansfield took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Pimentel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Felipe Barreto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ritchie Stansfield. Real Ayuntamiento CF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felipe Barreto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Caetano Moreira might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ritchie Stansfield. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Caetano Moreira ran back to his position shaking his head. Felipinho Amorims short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Ritchie Stansfield to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felipinho Amorim in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ritchie Stansfield prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Real Ayuntamiento CF's zone, Daniel Pimentel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ritchie Stansfield came out of the goal and Daniel Pimentel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 90 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Javiero came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruno Bastos's late challenge caught a Real Ayuntamiento CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bruno Bastos helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Bruno Bastos hit a great ball. Felipinho Amorim came free with the goalkeeper in the 98th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ritchie Stansfield could save by the left post. When the referee blew the final whistle, Real Ayuntamiento CF could leave the field as winners, despite Portugal having more of the ball for most of the match.