Challenge

Monumental
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcos Bartuelo started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Portugal got a freekick which was hit by Fabricio Andrade. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulinho Dybala, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 7th minute of the match, Marcos Bartuelo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Wilson Amorim was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Portugal's Wilson Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. Paulinho Dybala took the ball and in the 19 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 2-0. 22 minutes into the match, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Caetano Moreira came free, but Ezequiel Centurión reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute of the match Portugal got a corner. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】'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. 29 minutes in the game Fabricio Andrade did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Caetano Moreira. 2-1 became the score in the 30th minute when Viriato Moura elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 33rd 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. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pascual Maties in the 34th minute. In the 36th match minute, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tracey Ramsey to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Viriato Moura's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ezequiel Centurión was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Viriato Moura in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ezequiel Centurión prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ezequiel Centurión showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Pimentel in the 45th minute of the match. Tracey Ramsey'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. Tracey Ramsey helped the player get up and apologised. After 47 played minutes La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 got a freekick which was hit by Tracey Ramsey. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Viriato Moura to strike the kick off in the second half. Felipe Barreto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ezequiel Centurión having to make a save. A throw-in in the 56th minute of the game was made by Bruno Bastos with Faustino Almeida as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Viriato Moura in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ezequiel Centurión prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Robustiano Elorri hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the game, Portugal's Viriato Moura nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ezequiel Centurión made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. With a little luck, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Ezequiel Centurión got control of the ball when Daniel Pimentel tried to sneak it across the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Paulinho Dybala sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilson Amorim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Daniel Pimentel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Ezequiel Centurión made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Bartuelo in the 76th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Paulinho Dybala 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. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Pepe Sand was substituted for Paulinho Dybala. Portugal made a substitution. Bartolomeu Dias replaced Viriato Moura. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Ezequiel Centurión played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipinho Amorim in the 83rd minute of play. Prospero Luix made in the 92nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Pepe Sand. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.