Challenge

Air Albania
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sultan-Mehmet Khan made the kick off which started today's match. After 16 played minutes Portugal got a freekick which was hit by Rodolfo Miranda. The long shot by Jakov Bundev in the 17th minute really tested Wilson Amorim's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 19th minute, Jiang Nan Song reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Wilson Amorim. The goal made the score 1-0. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Mourato in the 22nd minute of play. When Portugal's Viriato Moura in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ✩ Pep Team ✩'s goalie prevented a goal. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by ✩ Pep Team ✩'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Felipe Barreto was slow to take the kick. During this time Portugal's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Faustino Almeida almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Spase Kastrati did a great save. In the 27th minute, Jimmy Hjälm left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ✩ Pep Team ✩ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In a very dangerous position, a player in ✩ Pep Team ✩ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 29th minute. Penalty! Felipe Barreto took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Spase Kastrati. Spase Kastrati dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 36th minute Jimmy Hjälm 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. Spase Kastrati 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 39th minute. Caetano Moreira kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After 43 played minutes ✩ Pep Team ✩ got a freekick which was hit by Roman Riquelme. Spase Kastrati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Moura in the 45th minute of play. Portugal's Bruno Bastos quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ville Manneroos, made in the 47th minute of the game. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Viriato Moura was the one to do the kick off. After 56 played minutes ✩ Pep Team ✩ got a freekick which was hit by Jiang Nan Song. Portugal's Felipe Barreto shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 57th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Spase Kastrati but with some difficulty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimmy Hjälm in the 58th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felipe Barreto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 60thth minute tested the skills of Spase Kastrati when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 62 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo Mourato came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Jimmy Hjälm in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Portugal's goalie prevented a goal. After 64 minutes, Jimmy Hjälm made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Portugal's Wilson Amorim tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Spase Kastrati proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save ✩ Pep Team ✩ from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Felipe Barreto took a quick shot and it went in 3-3 without a chance for Spase Kastrati to make any attempt to save it. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Spase Kastrati played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 74th minute of play. The supporters of Portugal booed when ✩ Pep Team ✩ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Meng Yao Ao didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felipinho Amorim got free with Spase Kastrati in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Felipinho Amorim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Spase Kastrati made a huge save. 86 minutes into the match, Felipinho Amorim dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Spase Kastrati, 3-4. Jakov Bundev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Wilson Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Bartolomeu Dias fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After a rather tough play, Portugal's Daniel Pimentel got a free kick in the 91st minute. The Portugal players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.