Challenge

Monumental Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zayvion Ispuzua took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd 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. Wilson Amorim had in the 4thth minute some difficulties stopping Perlaza Lena's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball 4 minutes into the match, Perlaza Lena had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Perlaza Lena was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Félix Torres kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Lorenzo Viergol managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barcelona de América's supporters rose to their feet, but Lorenzo Viergol 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. With his leg Wilson Amorim managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when Barcelona de América's Zayvion Ispuzua fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zayvion Ispuzua in the 18th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Lorenzo Viergol came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Portugal's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Zayvion Ispuzua scored to the left of an out of position Wilson Amorim, making the score, 2-1. In the 34th minute, Zayvion Ispuzua made a precise shot to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Tenorio Reiriz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Barreto in the 37th minute of the match. 37 minutes in the game, Felipe Barreto dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lorenzo Viergol in the 42nd minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute of the match Raul Caetano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tenorio Reiriz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Barcelona de América's Tenorio Reiriz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 47th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Barcelona de América's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Tenorio Reiriz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Barcelona de América's Krišjānis Ābeļnieks was substituted for Zayvion Ispuzua. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Viriato Moura stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Krišjānis Ābeļnieks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lorenzo Viergol, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 57 minutes into the game, Félix Torres threw the ball into play from the sideline. Portugal's Daniel Pimentel quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Krišjānis Ābeļnieks 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. In the 63rd minute Viriato Moura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tenorio Reiriz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 65 minutes, Rodolfo Miranda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Portugal and the Barcelona de América players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Miranda to maneuver through the defense. Barcelona de América's Dani Ganado was substituted for Perlaza Lena. Barcelona de América's Juan Guerrero was substituted for Eraldo Pittelli. Barcelona de América's Juan Guerrero couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 68th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Portugal. Portugal made a substitution. Bartolomeu Dias replaced Viriato Moura. Tenorio Reiriz made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Felipinho Amorim sent off a good shot on target. Caetano Moreira hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute of the match Juan Guerrero sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wilson Amorim skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Krišjānis Ābeļnieks's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilson Amorim was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Tenorio Reiriz was a little too slow when Felipinho Amorim got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 84th minute. The score was now 4-2. Bartolomeu Dias received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tenorio Reiriz came out and tried to block the shot, but Bartolomeu Dias slotted it home off the left post making it 4-3 in the 89th minute. In the 92nd minute, Raul Caetano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juan Guerrero recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 96th minute, Felipinho Amorim 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: 4-4.