Challenge

Arsenio Erico
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Portugal's Viriato Moura started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gabriel-Omar Batista received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Wilson Amorim came out and tried to block the shot, but Gabriel-Omar Batista slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. ★Independiente Ψ★'s Maximiliano Iigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Barreto in the 7th minute of play. 13 minutes into the game, Felipe Barreto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Maximiliano Iigo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Gabriel-Omar Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felipe Barreto might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maximiliano Iigo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felipe Barreto ran back to his position shaking his head. Maximiliano Iigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Barreto in the 29th minute of play. Gabriel-Omar Batista could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Wilson Amorim made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Barreto in the 35th minute of play forced ★Independiente Ψ★'s goalkeeper Maximiliano Iigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Miranda to maneuver through the defense. 39 minutes into the game, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Gabriel-Omar Batista nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wilson Amorim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After having played for 42 minutes, Felipe Barreto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Portugal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felipe Barreto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, Gabriel-Omar Batista stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and Gabriel-Omar Batista tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Maximiliano Iigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 56 minutes in the game, Caetano Moreira fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Maximiliano Iigo having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, ★Independiente Ψ★'s goal looked a bit too open when Caetano Moreira came free, but Maximiliano Iigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilson Amorim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gabriel-Omar Batista went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Felipe Barreto came free with the goalkeeper in the 69th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Maximiliano Iigo could save by the left post. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by ★Independiente Ψ★'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Pimentel was slow to take the kick. During this time Portugal's players had a chance to rest. ★Independiente Ψ★ made a substitution. Lei Feng Ying replaced Gabriel-Omar Batista. A nice corner shot did that Adan Aresti got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Wilson Amorim quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The supporters of Portugal booed when ★Independiente Ψ★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilberto Loreto didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Maximiliano Iigo got control of the ball when Felipinho Amorim tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Felipinho Amorim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maximiliano Iigo was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. In the 87th minute of the match Portugal got a corner. ★Independiente Ψ★'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Pimentel ran over to the corner to take the kick. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Maximiliano Iigo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 88th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caetano Moreira to maneuver through the defense. Felipinho Amorim in the 92ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Maximiliano Iigo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, Portugal's Bruno Bastos got a free kick in the 94th minute. Gilberto Loreto's late challenge caught a Portugal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gilberto Loreto helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Gilberto Loreto got a free kick in the 96th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Portugal players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ★Independiente Ψ★.