Challenge

Torque Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Agustín Álvarez got the match started through his kick off. After 5 played minutes Montevideo City Torque got a freekick which was hit by Alkestis Papadopulos. Through an outstanding action, after 9 minutes, Wilson Amorim successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Wilson Amorim was a little too slow when Agustín Álvarez got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 1-0. The throw-in from Gu Sha Zhen in the 14th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Portugal's Daniel Pimentel. In the 15th 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: 1-1. After 18 minutes of play, Portugal's Felipe Barreto made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christophe Troxler was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 22nd minute, Ticho Covarrubias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd minute of the match Felipe Barreto shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Christophe Troxler showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Álvarez in the 25th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Portugal's Fabricio Andrade managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Reuben Meade in the 26 minute of the game. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Leizaur in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Leizaur in the 33rd minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Montevideo City Torque's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Christophe Troxler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christophe Troxler came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Portugal's Viriato Moura. But to his dismay, Viriato Moura quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. The referee felt a red card was in order, 40 minutes into the game, when Raul Caetano put in a rough tackle. After 39 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Portugal! Wilson Amorim had in the 41stth minute some difficulties stopping Agustín Álvarez's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Montevideo City Torque were awarded a corner in the 42th minute after Portugal's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cristian Leizaur took the corner. The corner led Montevideo City Torque's Cristian Leizaur to fire away a dangerous shot which Wilson Amorim despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

In the 54th minute, Daniel Pimentel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 55 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Agustín Álvarez came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Leizaur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Reuben Meade 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. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustín Álvarez, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Leizaur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 65 minutes of play, Montevideo City Torque's Cristian Leizaur made it 3-3 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! Portugal made a substitution. Bartolomeu Dias replaced Viriato Moura. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, Reuben Meade stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and Reuben Meade tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 71st minute Cristian Leizaur 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. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Leizaur in the 73rd minute of play. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Leizaur in the 77th minute of the match. After 78 played minutes Portugal got a freekick which was hit by Rodolfo Miranda. 78 minutes into the game, Montevideo City Torque's Cristian Leizaur nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wilson Amorim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-3. A sloppy throw-in by Gu Sha Zhen in the 81st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Portugal's Bruno Bastos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Leizaur in the 85th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 85 minutes, Agustín Álvarez made it 5-3 with a short kick to the right side. Portugal's Wilson Amorim tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Christophe Troxler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipinho Amorim in the 89th minute of play. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Leizaur, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Christophe Troxler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Graciano Coutinho in the 94th minute. 95 minutes into the match, Montevideo City Torque's goalkeeper Christophe Troxler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Daniel Pimentel.