Challenge

Decathlon Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Viriato Moura started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Decathlon Dudes's Dylan van Baarle managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Fabricio Andrade in the 3 minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Henrik Larsson put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Wilson Amorim. The audience was convinced that Felipe Barreto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tadej Pogačar was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. With a little luck, Portugal's Wilson Amorim got control of the ball when Henrik Larsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Henrik Larsson. In the 13thth minute of the game Felipe Barreto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Felipe Barreto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Barreto in the 16th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Henrik Larsson got free with Wilson Amorim in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Felipe Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Daniel Pimentel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tadej Pogačar having to interfere. 25 minutes into the match, Henrik Larsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Henrik Larsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 27 minutes into the game, Dylan van Baarle threw the ball into play from the sideline. Portugal's Bruno Bastos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Portugal's attentive Bruno Bastos managed to snatch the ball when Marinus Doren made a throw-in in the 30th minute of the game. A collision led to Decathlon Dudes getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Dylan van Baarle hit a great ball. Henrik Larsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Wilson Amorim made a huge save. With a little luck, Portugal's Wilson Amorim got control of the ball when Henrik Larsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Viriato Moura notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar. Tadej Pogačar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Felipe Barreto made a great header on Portugal's corner, it was just that Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar managed to reach the ball for a save. Viriato Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Henrik Larsson to make the kick off. Viriato Moura kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. When Henrik Larsson fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Decathlon Dudes's protests and gave Henrik Larsson a yellow card for diving instead. Tadej Pogačar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Viriato Moura in the 59th minute. The corner led Portugal's Felipe Barreto to fire away a dangerous shot which Tadej Pogačar despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 63 minutes into the game, Decathlon Dudes's Henrik Larsson 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, 3-1. 74 minutes into the match, Caetano Moreira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tadej Pogačar. Decathlon Dudes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Caetano Moreira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Tadej Pogačar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bartolomeu Dias's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrik Larsson in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th minute Anthon Melin 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. Tadej Pogačar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felipinho Amorim in the 91st minute. In the 94th minute, Raul Caetano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 95 minutes, Henrik Larsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Decathlon Dudes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henrik Larsson 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 Decathlon Dudes's zone, Daniel Pimentel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tadej Pogačar came out of the goal and Daniel Pimentel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Decathlon Dudes had won after a very even match.