Challenge

Olympia
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Viriato Moura kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filcho Slivkov got free with Wilson Amorim in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 14 minutes of play, Norrlands Athen's Nicolás Castillo made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wilson Amorim was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 17th match minute, Norrlands Athen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Berglund to maneuver through the defense. 21 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolás Castillo came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Manfred Fribäck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With 26 minutes on the clock, Arvin Låsberg commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Arvin Låsberg kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Portugal's Faustino Almeida tried to score from far away in the 28th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Manfred Fribäck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Manfred Fribäck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolás Castillo in the 38th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's goal looked a bit too open when Faustino Almeida came free, but Manfred Fribäck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Larry Tatum could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Wilson Amorim made a huge save.

Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mathias Alrot in the 53rd minute of the match. Portugal's attentive Daniel Pimentel managed to snatch the ball when Larry Tatum made a throw-in in the 60th minute of the game. Felipe Barreto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Manfred Fribäck having to make a save. Manfred Fribäck showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Norrlands Athen's Gilbert Hermansson was substituted for Nicolás Castillo. After 64 minutes Norrlands Athen'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. In the 67th minute Gilbert Hermansson 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. Graciano Coutinho charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Graciano Coutinho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. 70 minutes into the game, one of Portugal:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Mathias Alrot placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Manfred Fribäck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 76th minute of the match. Norrlands Athen's Manfred Fribäck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 81st minute of play. Portugal's Raul Caetano quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Larry Tatum, made in the 83rd minute of the game. Manfred Fribäck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Pimentel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the game, Gilbert Hermansson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Wilson Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fabricio Andrade's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manfred Fribäck read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. In the 94th minute, Gilbert Hermansson made a precise shot to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. When Frank Berglund fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Norrlands Athen's protests and gave Frank Berglund a yellow card for diving instead. Frank Berglund kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Portugal players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Norrlands Athen.