Challenge

MACAU STADIUM LUZ
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luo Feng Bang took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Luo Feng Bang 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. Wilson Amorim was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Şükrü Yazargil capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Şükrü Yazargil really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. MACAU. F.C's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Xiao Fenge in the 14th minute. After taking down the ball on MACAU. F.C's corner Şükrü Yazargil fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Wilson Amorim quite easily take care of the ball. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Şükrü Yazargil put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Wilson Amorim. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Fabricio Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Portugal's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabricio Andrade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. D.J. Bamba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. MACAU. F.C's D.J. Bamba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Barreto in the 24th minute of play. After some careless play in the MACAU. F.C defense, Felipe Barreto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of D.J. Bamba. The MACAU. F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that D.J. Bamba should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luo Feng Bang in the 34th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Daniel Pimentel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without D.J. Bamba having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

50 minutes into the match, MACAU. F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but D.J. Bamba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felipe Barreto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 55 minutes into the match, MACAU. F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Pimentel came free, but D.J. Bamba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. D.J. Bamba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felipe Barreto went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luo Feng Bang in the 64th minute of the match. In the 65th minute of the match MACAU. F.C got a corner. Portugal's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xiao Fenge ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Xiao Fenge almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Portugal's Wilson Amorim did a great save. Felipe Barreto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. D.J. Bamba made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Felipe Barreto sent off a good shot on target. In the 68th minute Luo Feng Bang 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. MACAU. F.C made a substitution. Angelo Assunção replaced Luo Feng Bang. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. Portugal's attentive Daniel Pimentel managed to snatch the ball when Jhonny Smart made a throw-in in the 71st minute of the game. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by MACAU. F.C's Lourenço Vilanova. But to his dismay, Lourenço Vilanova quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. In the 78th minute Bater Pivetta 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. MACAU. F.C's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Xiao Fenge in the 79th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Bartolomeu Dias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of D.J. Bamba. MACAU. F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bartolomeu Dias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. 88 minutes into the match, Cristiano Pelé had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristiano Pelé was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-3. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Portugal's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Xiao Fenge was slow to take the kick. During this time MACAU. F.C's players had a chance to rest. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. MACAU. F.C had won after a very even match.