Challenge

Zini Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lu Guang Lang took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cremonese's Roman Chucho got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Lu Guang Lang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 15 played minutes Cremonese got a freekick which was hit by Leandro Gonzalez Pirez. Portugal's attentive Graciano Coutinho managed to snatch the ball when Nicasio Cresenciano made a throw-in in the 17th minute of the game. With a little luck, Portugal's Wilson Amorim got control of the ball when Lu Guang Lang tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Portugal's Viriato Moura in 27 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Jeremias Cruz guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After 27 minutes, Viriato Moura made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Cremonese's Jeremias Cruz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 30th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Cruz 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 Lu Guang Lang in the 33rd minute of play. After having played for 37 minutes, Ingvar Lundqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cremonese's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ingvar Lundqvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Felipe Barreto came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Portugal fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Felipe Barreto couldn't finish the play. 45 minutes into the match, Cremonese's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Jeremias Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Roman Chucho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cremonese's supporters rose to their feet, but Roman Chucho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wilson Amorim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 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 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Viriato Moura made a kick off. In the 54th 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: 2-2. Felipe Barreto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jeremias Cruz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Cremonese's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Jeremias Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cremonese made a substitution. Rolando Sabino replaced Roman Chucho. After some careless play in the Cremonese defense, Felipinho Amorim kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jeremias Cruz. The Cremonese fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jeremias Cruz should have stopped the shot. A throw-in in the 77th minute of the game was made by Nicasio Cresenciano with Ingvar Lundqvist as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mauro Rexino in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wilson Amorim saved Portugal from getting behind. In the 88th minute, Mauro Rexino got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 91 minutes into the match, Rolando Sabino notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Portugal's Wilson Amorim. Wilson Amorim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipinho Amorim in the 94th minute of play forced Cremonese's goalkeeper Jeremias Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 95 played minutes Portugal got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Pimentel. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.