Challenge

Estádio dos Anjos
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zac O'Donnell kicked off to start the match. Alexander Higgins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eriberto Sá, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilmar Arce in the 4th minute of play forced Scotland's goalkeeper Alexander Higgins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Zac O'Donnell left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Scotland fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 15th minute, Fletcher Main had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Eriberto Sá charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eriberto Sá the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eriberto Sá kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. If Zac O'Donnell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Scotland's Zac O'Donnell in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ᗰ¡яεu Δหgεłร's goalie prevented a goal. In the 26th minute, Afonso Loyola fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Alexander Higgins, passed just outside the right post. 28 minutes into the match, ᗰ¡яεu Δหgεłร's goal looked a bit too open when Robert McNeill came free, but Cléber Araújo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexander Higgins made an important save on a dangerous shot by César Toscano in the 31st minute. 32 minutes into the game, Zac O'Donnell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Cléber Araújo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to ᗰ¡яεu Δหgεłร getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Marquinhos Paiva hit a great ball. Cléber Araújo came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Scotland's Rudi Kane. But to his dismay, Rudi Kane quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. A collision led to ᗰ¡яεu Δหgεłร getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Eriberto Sá hit a great ball. Zac O'Donnell took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cléber Araújo. ᗰ¡яεu Δหgεłร's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Eriberto Sá fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Higgins having to interfere. César Toscano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Alexander Higgins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rudi Kane could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Cléber Araújo made a huge save. With a little luck, ᗰ¡яεu Δหgεłร's Cléber Araújo got control of the ball when Rudi Kane tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gilmar Arce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Higgins having to interfere. 67 minutes into the match, ᗰ¡яεu Δหgεłร's goal looked a bit too open when Zac O'Donnell came free, but Cléber Araújo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When César Toscano came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the ᗰ¡яεu Δหgεłร 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 César Toscano couldn't finish the play. Cléber Araújo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zac O'Donnell in the 73rd minute of play. 84 minutes into the game, ᗰ¡яεu Δหgεłร's Afonso Loyola nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexander Higgins made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Jack MacKinnon kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After 96 minutes of play ᗰ¡яεu Δหgεłร's Eriberto Sá was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Scotland booed when ᗰ¡яεu Δหgεłร was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eriberto Sá didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Scotland walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.