Challenge

Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Harold Tronconi took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, Luís Paulo Laguna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grêmio RK75's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Paulo Laguna 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. Jaime Velloso kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Ramiro Bautista charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramiro Bautista the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 13 minutes of play, Grêmio RK75's Harold Tronconi made it 1-0 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! 16 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Paulo Laguna came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grêmio RK75's Markus Paul Hattermann was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Wilson Amorim in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 20th minute Viriato Moura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Francisco Tinoco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Francisco Tinoco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Barreto in the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Markus Paul Hattermann came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. João Francisco Tinoco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Moura in the 30th minute of the match. João Francisco Tinoco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Barreto in the 33rd minute of play. In the 37th minute Luís Paulo Laguna 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. In the 39th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Francisco Tinoco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. João Francisco Tinoco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Barreto in the 42nd minute of the match. Raul Caetano hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. In the 48th minute, Daniel Pimentel 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Viriato Moura to make the kick off. After 52 minutes, Luís Paulo Laguna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grêmio RK75 and the Portugal players grew even worse after the yellow card. 53 minutes into the match, Felipe Barreto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of João Francisco Tinoco. Grêmio RK75's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felipe Barreto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 59th minute of play forced Grêmio RK75's goalkeeper João Francisco Tinoco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Portugal's Felipe Barreto got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 72nd minute of the match, Bartolomeu Dias tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but João Francisco Tinoco saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 74 minutes in the game Kong Kun Bin did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Joaquín Pilinxhi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Pimentel in the 77th minute of play forced Grêmio RK75's goalkeeper João Francisco Tinoco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Francisco Tinoco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 78th minute of the match. João Francisco Tinoco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 78th minute of the match. With a little luck, Grêmio RK75's João Francisco Tinoco got control of the ball when Felipinho Amorim tried to sneak it across the goal line. João Francisco Tinoco made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Felipinho Amorim sent off a good shot on target. When Portugal's Felipinho Amorim in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grêmio RK75's goalie prevented a goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Portugal walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.