Challenge

Devils Playground
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cacey Sharp started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Cacey Sharp took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Wilson Amorim to make any attempt to save it. Tom Wall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, Zero Hedge's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Tom Wall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Cacey Sharp came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Zero Hedge 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 Cacey Sharp couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cacey Sharp in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wilson Amorim saved Portugal from getting behind. In the 15th minute of the match Zero Hedge got a corner. Portugal's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Best Ibland ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tom Wall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After 18 minutes Zero Hedge'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. A nice corner shot did that Graciano Coutinho got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tom Wall quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 20th minute, Felipe Barreto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Portugal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The supporters of Zero Hedge booed when Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodolfo Miranda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cacey Sharp's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wilson Amorim read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. Tom Wall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Gottfrid Stenman came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Gottfrid Stenman notched a goal, 2-1, 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. Jonatan Valström made in the 33rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Portugal's Daniel Pimentel. Tom Wall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viriato Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 46th minute, Gottfrid Stenman reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Wilson Amorim. The goal made the score 3-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Viriato Moura was the one to do the kick off. Zero Hedge's Cacey Sharp got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cacey Sharp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 56th minute Cacey Sharp 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. Felipe Barreto's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Tom Wall firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, Cacey Sharp stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and Cacey Sharp tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zero Hedge made a substitution. Bubu Denat replaced Gottfrid Stenman. 62 minutes into the match, Zero Hedge's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Tom Wall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Portugal made a substitution. Bartolomeu Dias replaced Viriato Moura. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bubu Denat in the 70th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Caetano Moreira notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Zero Hedge's Tom Wall. Tom Wall was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tom Wall showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipinho Amorim in the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cecilio Fanuco in the 76th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felipinho Amorim received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tom Wall came out and tried to block the shot, but Felipinho Amorim slotted it home off the left post making it 4-3 in the 77th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Jonatan Valström in the 80th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Portugal's Daniel Pimentel. Tom Wall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartolomeu Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zero Hedge's Tom Wall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cecilio Fanuco in the 85th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Cecilio Fanuco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wilson Amorim. The Portugal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wilson Amorim should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bartolomeu Dias in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tom Wall prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Portugal's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.