Elvia Vasquez
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nicu Alexandrescu got the match started through his kick off. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicu Alexandrescu in the 3rd minute of play. Paul Ramon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viriato Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the game, Faustino Almeida threw the ball into play from the sideline. RamPa Football Club's Marcelo Gallardo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. RamPa Football Club's Nicu Alexandrescu got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nicu Alexandrescu scored 1-0 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wilson Amorim, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Paul Ramon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viriato Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 20th minute of the match Portugal got a corner. RamPa Football Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Felipe Barreto ran over to the corner to take the kick. Portugal's Fabricio Andrade was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Paul Ramon in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Graciano Coutinho hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Lucca Payet'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 25th minute of play. Paul Ramon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Moreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Gabriel Paletta's late challenge caught a Portugal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gabriel Paletta helped the player get up and apologised. In the 30th minute, Gabriel Paletta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rdth minute of the game Felipe Barreto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RamPa Football Club's Paul Ramon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicu Alexandrescu in the 35th minute of play. In the 39thth minute of the game Viriato Moura who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RamPa Football Club's Paul Ramon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A throw-in in the 41st minute of the game was made by Rodolfo Miranda with Caetano Moreira as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After having played for 44 minutes, Viriato Moura managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Portugal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Viriato Moura was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 45th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Bastos to maneuver through the defense. 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 1-0.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Viriato Moura to strike the kick off in the second half. Portugal's Bruno Bastos managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gabriel Paletta in the 51 minute of the game. Paul Ramon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Pimentel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paul Ramon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Moura in the 55th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Felipe Barreto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paul Ramon was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Paul Ramon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felipe Barreto in the 64th minute. Nicu Alexandrescu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilson Amorim having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicu Alexandrescu in the 68th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felipe Barreto in the 71stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Paul Ramon, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 75th minute, Piotr Pryputnicki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Pimentel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 77th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Paul Ramon. RamPa Football Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Felipinho Amorim in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Paul Ramon, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Bartolomeu Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, RamPa Football Club's Paul Ramon got control of the ball when Felipinho Amorim tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felipinho Amorim got free with Paul Ramon in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 92 minutes into the game, Arda Nurettin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Wilson Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arda Nurettin might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wilson Amorim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arda Nurettin ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The RamPa Football Club fans cheered their team off the field, for while Portugal had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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