Challenge

The Quiver
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Grzegorz Piechna kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Arrows Academy FC's Grzegorz Piechna sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilson Amorim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ged Nightingale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Pimentel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner led Portugal's Faustino Almeida to fire away a dangerous shot which Ged Nightingale despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ged Nightingale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Barreto in the 8th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the game, Arrows Academy FC's Grzegorz Piechna 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. In the 14thth minute of the game Felipe Barreto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bryan Barron received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Wilson Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 22nd minute of play. A collision led to Arrows Academy FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Jesús Solano hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Viriato Moura in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ged Nightingale saved Arrows Academy FC from getting behind. In the 36th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ged Nightingale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Danny Bartlett in the 39th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Portugal's Daniel Pimentel. In the 40th match minute, Arrows Academy FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bryan Barron to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Portugal's Felipe Barreto tried to score from far away in the 41st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guy Hogg in the 45th minute of the match. Ged Nightingale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Barreto in the 47th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Viriato Moura made a kick off. Ged Nightingale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viriato Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Barreto in the 54th minute of play. Grzegorz Piechna succeeded in the game's 62nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-0. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Bakker in the 68th minute of play. Ged Nightingale made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Felipe Barreto sent off a good shot on target. In the 75th minute Hugo Bakker 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. Portugal made a substitution. Bartolomeu Dias replaced Viriato Moura. The throw-in from Wen Jie Ting in the 78th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Portugal's Daniel Pimentel. 79 minutes into the match, Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Ged Nightingale had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felipinho Amorim. 82 minutes into the match, Arrows Academy FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bartolomeu Dias came free, but Ged Nightingale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ged Nightingale was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bartolomeu Dias showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 91 minute of play. In the 94th minute, Graciano Coutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th minute, Bruno Bastos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 4-1 came in the 98th minute when Guy Hogg all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Wilson Amorim. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Arrows Academy FC 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.