Challenge

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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Grabiel Escorcia notched a goal, 1-0, 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. In the 6th minute Caetano Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Aveiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, Grabiel Escorcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and Grabiel Escorcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 11 minutes into the match, Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xu Sha. Cristiano Aveiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Nacional defense, Felipe Barreto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristiano Aveiro. The Nacional fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristiano Aveiro should have stopped the shot. Cristiano Aveiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Barreto in the 18th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Felipe Barreto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristiano Aveiro was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. In the 19th minute Xu Sha 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. 22 minutes into the game, Grabiel Escorcia recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Wilson Amorim. Grabiel Escorcia showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grabiel Escorcia in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wilson Amorim saved Portugal from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caetano Moreira in the 26th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Cristiano Aveiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, Grabiel Escorcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and Grabiel Escorcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Grabiel Escorcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grabiel Escorcia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wilson Amorim read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Felipe Barreto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristiano Aveiro having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Portugal's Graciano Coutinho got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 43rd minute, one of Portugal:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Portugal. Grabiel Escorcia placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 45th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Cristiano Aveiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristiano Aveiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 53rd minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Cristiano Aveiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute, Grabiel Escorcia 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. Cristiano Aveiro stood somewhat misplaced when Viriato Moura came free in front of goal and shot 2-3 to the left of him in the 57 minute. A collision led to Nacional getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Xu Sha hit a great ball. Nacional's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Xu Sha in the 64th minute. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Grabiel Escorcia got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 3-3. 65 minutes into the match. After 68 played minutes Nacional got a freekick which was hit by Walter Geromel. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. Walter Geromel hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. A sloppy throw-in by Ekain Menendez in the 74th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Portugal's Felipinho Amorim. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Pimentel in the 77th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Cristiano Aveiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 80 played minutes Portugal got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Bastos. 81 minutes into the game, one of Portugal:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Grabiel Escorcia took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wilson Amorim. Wilson Amorim dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3. After 84 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Portugal! In the 85th minute, Grabiel Escorcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-3. In the 88th minute of the match, Felipinho Amorim tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cristiano Aveiro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Portugal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daniel Pimentel in the 89th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Felipinho Amorim heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 92 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Bartolomeu Dias came free, but Cristiano Aveiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 96 minutes of play, Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia made it 6-3 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! Cristiano Aveiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 99th minute of the match. Cristiano Aveiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 99th minute of the match. Nacional's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.