Challenge

Elvia Vasquez
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Viriato Moura took the kick off in the first half of the match. Wilson Amorim was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Nicu Alexandrescu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nicu Alexandrescu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Paul Ramon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Barreto in the 12th minute of the match. Felipe Barreto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 14th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Ramon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the game, Raul Caetano threw the ball into play from the sideline. RamPa Football Club's Marcelo Gallardo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Paul Ramon came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Portugal's Felipe Barreto. But to his dismay, Felipe Barreto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Paul Ramon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Barreto in the 26th minute of play. In the 34th minute Nicu Alexandrescu 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. In the 35th minute Viriato Moura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Ramon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Gabriel Paletta fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RamPa Football Club's protests and gave Gabriel Paletta a yellow card for diving instead. In the 42nd minute, Gabriel Paletta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 44 minutes into the game, Felipe Barreto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Paul Ramon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bruno Bastos hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nicu Alexandrescu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, RamPa Football Club's Paul Ramon got control of the ball when Felipe Barreto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felipe Barreto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Paul Ramon made a huge save. RamPa Football Club's Karmel Madaria was substituted for Long Ke Yang. A throw-in in the 60th minute of the game was made by Bruno Bastos with Daniel Pimentel as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. RamPa Football Club's Paul Ramon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save RamPa Football Club from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Felipe Barreto kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Paul Ramon. That made the score 2-3 in the 63 minute of play. The supporters of RamPa Football Club booed when Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faustino Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. In the 67th minute, Faustino Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute, Arda Nurettin made a precise shot to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. In the 75th minute Arda Nurettin 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartolomeu Dias got free with Paul Ramon in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Arda Nurettin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Arda Nurettin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Wilson Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arda Nurettin, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by RamPa Football Club's Arda Nurettin. But to his dismay, Arda Nurettin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-3. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Arda Nurettin 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. RamPa Football Club's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.