Challenge

Mintis Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Oliver Can showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Graciano Coutinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Danilevičius. In the 9th minute Hubertas Dabkevičius 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. If Tomas Danilevičius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 14 minutes into the match, Viriato Moura notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FK Mintis Vilnius's Oliver Can. Oliver Can was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Hubertas Dabkevičius's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilson Amorim was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. After 18 minutes Portugal's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aldas Galkus who took care of the corner kick. Tomas Danilevičius came free with the goalkeeper in the 22nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Wilson Amorim could save by the left post. After 24 played minutes FK Mintis Vilnius got a freekick which was hit by Arūnas Pukelis. A hard shot 26 in the game by Tomas Danilevičius from a close distance when the talented Wilson Amorim managed to make a qualified save. Portugal's players were relieved. The FK Mintis Vilnius fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when FK Mintis Vilnius's Tomas Danilevičius looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to FK Mintis Vilnius getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Kęstutis Latoža hit a great ball. When Caetano Moreira came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Portugal fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Caetano Moreira couldn't finish the play. Felipe Barreto scored 2-2 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Oliver Can, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tomas Danilevičius could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Wilson Amorim made a huge save. Oliver Can took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 41st minute of the game was made by Kęstutis Latoža with Arūnas Pukelis as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. If Felipe Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 46 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Aldas Galkus came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldas Galkus in the 46th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Danilevičius to make the kick off. FK Mintis Vilnius's Oliver Can played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 51st minute of play. Hubertas Dabkevičius received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Wilson Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oliver Can stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Caetano Moreira's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Arūnas Pukelis 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. With an all-out effort, Portugal's Oliver Can threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Caetano Moreira, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Dursun Soysal hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 66th match minute, FK Mintis Vilnius was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dursun Soysal to maneuver through the defense. Oliver Can took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartolomeu Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute Tomas Danilevičius 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. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Danilevičius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the match, FK Mintis Vilnius's goalkeeper Oliver Can had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bruno Bastos. Oliver Can made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Moreira in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Danilevičius came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Fabricio Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felipinho Amorim might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oliver Can. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felipinho Amorim ran back to his position shaking his head. FK Mintis Vilnius's Oliver Can proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save FK Mintis Vilnius from getting a goal against them. FK Mintis Vilnius's Oliver Can played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caetano Moreira in the 86th minute of play. Kęstutis Latoža made in the 90th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Arūnas Pukelis. In the 92nd minute Bartolomeu Dias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oliver Can saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Pimentel kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Bartolomeu Dias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oliver Can was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Portugal's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.