Challenge

Liberty Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aryakumara Snow started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Aryakumara Snow 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. A sloppy throw-in by Faustino Almeida in the 8th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Philotimo's Ruben Meldasgoas. Portugal's defense didn't have a chance, in the 14th minute, when Aryakumara Snow scored to the left of an out of position Wilson Amorim, making the score, 1-0. 17 minutes into the match, FC Philotimo's goal looked a bit too open when Caetano Moreira came free, but Alexandro Gavilanes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aryakumara Snow in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wilson Amorim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alexandro Gavilanes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Barreto in the 25th minute of play. Rodolfo Miranda made in the 27th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Felipe Barreto however managed to control. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Aryakumara Snow put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Wilson Amorim. In the 34th minute, Felipe Barreto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 37 played minutes FC Philotimo got a freekick which was hit by Luis Barbas. 38 minutes into the match, Aryakumara Snow dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Wilson Amorim, 3-0. Alexandro Gavilanes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Moreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

FC Philotimo's Alexandro Gavilanes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, FC Philotimo's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Alexandro Gavilanes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Philotimo's Alexandro Gavilanes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save FC Philotimo from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, FC Philotimo's Alexandro Gavilanes got control of the ball when Caetano Moreira tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Aryakumara Snow had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aryakumara Snow, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. FC Philotimo's Alexandro Gavilanes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 72nd minute of play. After 73 minutes FC Philotimo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Felipe Barreto who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Pimentel in the 75th minute of play forced FC Philotimo's goalkeeper Alexandro Gavilanes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexandro Gavilanes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexandro Gavilanes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Moura in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Felipe Barreto reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alexandro Gavilanes. The goal made the score 3-1. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. FC Philotimo made a substitution. Fabian Vime replaced Xeromo Garibay. In the 91st minute, Carlos Alvarez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wilson Amorim was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. 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 FC Philotimo.