Challenge

Monumental de Palet
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Justino Gotzon took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Graciano Coutinho to maneuver through the defense. Ivon Curiel kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. If Felipe Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 15th minute, Felipe Barreto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Orlando Rivera was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 20 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Justino Gotzon came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Orlando Rivera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in FC Pepe Burrón's zone, Felipe Barreto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Orlando Rivera came out of the goal and Felipe Barreto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 32 minutes into the game, Portugal's Felipe Barreto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Orlando Rivera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Wilson Amorim made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Justino Gotzon sent off a good shot on target. In the 39th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Miranda to maneuver through the defense. Justino Gotzon took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wilson Amorim. Wilson Amorim dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Justino Gotzon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Viriato Moura made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Justino Gotzon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Pepe Burrón fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justino Gotzon in the 56th minute of the match. Orlando Rivera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Moura in the 58th minute of play. FC Pepe Burrón made a substitution. Leonid Afteni replaced Herbert Walmarsson. Maurito Boselli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonid Afteni in the 68th minute of play. After 71 minutes Portugal's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ivon Curiel who took care of the corner kick. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maurito Boselli in the 72nd minute of play. Erez Gordo'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. Erez Gordo helped the player get up and apologised. 76 minutes into the match, Leonid Afteni notched a goal, 4-3, to the right of Portugal's Wilson Amorim. Wilson Amorim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Elizardo Moyua sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Tiémoué Bakayoko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilson Amorim was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. After having played for 84 minutes, Maurito Boselli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Pepe Burrón's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maurito Boselli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 88 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Leonid Afteni came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The attack was good, but when Leonid Afteni in the 90th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Bartolomeu Dias hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The FC Pepe Burrón fans' excitement grew in the 94th match minute when FC Pepe Burrón's Maurito Boselli 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 5-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Pepe Burrón had won after a very even match.