Challenge

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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Saverio Niva kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Wágner Recife came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute of the match Vancouver Reds 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. Salvador Tate ran over to the corner to take the kick. Vancouver Reds's Santana Armada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Barreto in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Vancouver Reds'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 corner went over the outstretched arms of Vancouver Reds's goalie and right to Graciano Coutinho. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Vancouver Reds's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 26th minute, Vancouver Reds's Saverio Niva dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Vancouver Reds's Santana Armada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 29th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Vancouver Reds's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Santana Armada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vancouver Reds's goalkeeper Santana Armada, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saverio Niva in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Vancouver Reds's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Santana Armada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santana Armada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Portugal fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when Portugal's Felipe Barreto looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Saverio Niva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vancouver Reds's Jakub Kiwior was substituted for Roberto Perfumo. The Vancouver Reds players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Portugal were winning 2-3.

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 hard shot 52 in the game by Viriato Moura from a close distance when the talented Santana Armada managed to make a qualified save. Vancouver Reds's players were relieved. A collision led to Vancouver Reds getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Wiliam Xavier hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felipe Barreto got free with Santana Armada in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 58 minutes, Raul Caetano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Portugal and the Vancouver Reds players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Portugal's Raul Caetano got a free kick in the 58th minute. Vancouver Reds's Benicio Valentine was substituted for Cameron Leary. In the 59th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Caetano to maneuver through the defense. After 60 played minutes, Vancouver Reds's Salvador Tate shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Wilson Amorim came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Vancouver Reds reached it. Felipe Barreto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Santana Armada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, Saverio Niva 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 Saverio Niva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. 67 minutes into the match, Saverio Niva 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 Saverio Niva was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. Vancouver Reds's Greger Sandström was substituted for Róbson Queirós. Felipinho Amorim blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Santana Armada having to make a save. In the 72nd minute, Bartolomeu Dias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santana Armada was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-4. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Greger Sandström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wilson Amorim. The Portugal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wilson Amorim should have stopped the shot. Eugène Jetté made in the 81st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Portugal's Felipinho Amorim. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saverio Niva in the 84th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, Vancouver Reds's Greger Sandström sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilson Amorim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benicio Valentine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saverio Niva in the 94th minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Saverio Niva came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Vancouver Reds fans cheered their team off the field, for while Portugal had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.