Challenge

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benny Hill kicked off to start the match. A sloppy throw-in by Fabricio Andrade in the 3rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Draconia's Gorbea Castejana. Graciano Coutinho hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Jerome Ngake 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 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 10th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Jerome Ngake to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Fabricio Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabricio Andrade's late challenge caught a FC Draconia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabricio Andrade helped the player get up and apologised. In the 15th minute, Fabricio Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabricio Andrade to maneuver through the defense. Wilson Amorim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benny Hill went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felipe Barreto in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jerome Ngake prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 27th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Jerome Ngake to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerome Ngake showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Barreto in the 29th minute of the match. Benny Hill 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. Benny Hill ran back to his position shaking his head. Jerome Ngake took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Lekubegi in the 36th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Portugal's Wilson Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. Daniel Pimentel got a throw-in 41 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Faustino Almeida. If Benny Hill had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benny Hill blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilson Amorim having to make a save. In the 46th 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Viriato Moura to strike the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, Portugal's Jerome Ngake threw himself towards the right post 51 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Viriato Moura, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Daniel Pimentel took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jerome Ngake. Jerome Ngake dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Jerome Ngake 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 58th minute, Joaquin Lekubegi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Draconia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Jerome Ngake showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caetano Moreira in the 63rd minute of the match. After 64 played minutes FC Draconia got a freekick which was hit by Harald Sulems. In the 69th 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. FC Draconia's Walter Bernaerts was substituted for Denis Serebryanikov. FC Draconia's Liu Ming Jian was substituted for Benny Hill. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. FC Draconia's Gorbea Castejana quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Faustino Almeida, made in the 76th minute of the game. Liu Ming Jian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jerome Ngake made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Pimentel in the 86th minute of play. FC Draconia's Jerome Ngake played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Pimentel in the 86th minute of play. FC Draconia's Jerome Ngake played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 90th minute of play. Jerome Ngake showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartolomeu Dias, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Liu Ming Jian 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. FC Draconia were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Portugal for a fine match.