Challenge

COBRA KAI
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Viriato Moura got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, Esteban Cambiasso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and Esteban Cambiasso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 6th minute Agustin Tab 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 7th minute of the match Cobra Kai 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. Marc Anthony ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Cobra Kai's Marc Anthony to fire away a dangerous shot which Wilson Amorim despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marc Anthony in the 13th minute of play. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Cordarell in the 14th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Cobra Kai's Wilson Amorim threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marc Anthony, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Lautaro Morales showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Moura in the 25th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, Marc Anthony stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and Marc Anthony tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 31st minute Caetano Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lautaro Morales saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute, Daniel Pimentel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Portugal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marc Anthony, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Cobra Kai's zone, Faustino Almeida stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lautaro Morales came out of the goal and Faustino Almeida tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lautaro Morales didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felipe Barreto went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Cobra Kai made a substitution. Ksawery Banas replaced Agustin Tab. Cobra Kai made a substitution. Óli Manfredi replaced Donato Rolado. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marc Anthony stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 55 minutes Portugal's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marc Anthony who took care of the corner kick. The audience was convinced that Felipe Barreto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lautaro Morales was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Wilson Amorim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Óli Manfredi went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. In the 63rd minute, Felipe Barreto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Portugal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. In the 66th minute Óli Manfredi 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's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yu Xiang Zhou in the 68th minute of play. Viriato Moura was extremely unlucky when he, in the 73rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 73rd minute Viriato Moura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lautaro Morales saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Óli Manfredi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilson Amorim having to make a save. Felipe Barreto came free with the goalkeeper in the 78th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Lautaro Morales could save by the left post. 80 minutes into the match, Cobra Kai's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Lautaro Morales reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Cobra Kai's Lautaro Morales got control of the ball when Felipe Barreto tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 88th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Miranda to maneuver through the defense. Portugal made a substitution. Bartolomeu Dias replaced Viriato Moura. The supporters of Cobra Kai booed when Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodolfo Miranda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marc Anthony was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 90th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Óli Manfredi in the 96th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.