Challenge

Lions Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Fuat Bayraktaroğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Pimentel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute Daniel Pimentel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fuat Bayraktaroğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bogumil Pochorylo might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wilson Amorim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bogumil Pochorylo ran back to his position shaking his head. 16 minutes into the match, Viriato Moura had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fuat Bayraktaroğlu. Lions Of Turks's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Viriato Moura was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 21st minute of the match Lions Of Turks 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. Bernardo Cidro ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a little luck, Portugal's Wilson Amorim got control of the ball when Bogumil Pochorylo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 26th minute, Bernardo Cidro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lions Of Turks fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 29th minute, Mirza Akdemir reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Wilson Amorim. The goal made the score 2-1. If Bogumil Pochorylo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fuat Bayraktaroğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Moreira in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fuat Bayraktaroğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabricio Andrade kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Viriato Moura to make the kick off. A collision led to Lions Of Turks getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Jason Denayer hit a great ball. Fuat Bayraktaroğlu 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 57th minute. The supporters of Portugal booed when Lions Of Turks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xurde Redondo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Lions Of Turks's goal looked a bit too open when Caetano Moreira came free, but Fuat Bayraktaroğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bogumil Pochorylo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the match, Lions Of Turks's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Fuat Bayraktaroğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Viriato Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. Fuat Bayraktaroğlu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felipinho Amorim went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Fuat Bayraktaroğlu was a little too slow when Felipinho Amorim got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 82nd minute. The score was now 2-4. 90 minutes into the match, Lions Of Turks's goal looked a bit too open when Bartolomeu Dias came free, but Fuat Bayraktaroğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Lions Of Turks's goal looked a bit too open when Bartolomeu Dias came free, but Fuat Bayraktaroğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute Portugal were awarded a corner. Daniel Pimentel went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience was convinced that Felipinho Amorim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fuat Bayraktaroğlu was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Portugal eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.