Challenge

José Sand
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. 3 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Horácio Garcia came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Horácio Garcia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Wilson Amorim came out and tried to block the shot, but Horácio Garcia slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 8th minute. Felipe Barreto scored 2-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emanuel Podgoreanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 20th minute Horácio Garcia 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. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Emanuel Podgoreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caetano Moreira in the 22nd minute of play. Horácio Garcia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 26 minutes into the match, Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Horácio Garcia. Emanuel Podgoreanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 29 minutes Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Felipe Barreto who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Viriato Moura almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Emanuel Podgoreanu did a great save. Horácio Garcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wilson Amorim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Horácio Garcia ran back to his position shaking his head. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horácio Garcia in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Pimentel in the 38th minute of play forced Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goalkeeper Emanuel Podgoreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Podgoreanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caetano Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th match minute, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hipolito Misael to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Horácio Garcia made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Daniel Pimentel fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Horácio Garcia took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wilson Amorim. Wilson Amorim dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Felipe Barreto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Portugal's supporters rose to their feet, but Felipe Barreto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Podgoreanu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horácio Garcia in the 62nd minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Horácio Garcia came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emanuel Podgoreanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Moreira in the 73rd minute of play. Portugal's Bartolomeu Dias was substituted for Viriato Moura. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos made a substitution. Rosendo Gervaso replaced Hipolito Misael. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Natalio Guter was substituted for Yves Ayral. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Natalio Guter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emanuel Podgoreanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartolomeu Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Pimentel in the 84th minute of play forced Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goalkeeper Emanuel Podgoreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 87th minute of play forced Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goalkeeper Emanuel Podgoreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Podgoreanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felipinho Amorim in the 90th minute. In the 93rd minute Bartolomeu Dias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Podgoreanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rosendo Gervaso in the 94th minute of play. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Portugal for a fine match.