Challenge

José Tiburcio Borda
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rene Aires kicked off to start the match. Loco De Remate's Laurids Grejsen quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Faustino Almeida, made in the 3rd minute of the game. If Felipe Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Loco De Remate's Isaac Chayo. But to his dismay, Isaac Chayo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Rene Aires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Portugal's Wilson Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. 15 minutes into the match, Loco De Remate's goal looked a bit too open when Caetano Moreira came free, but Okanalp Öksal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isaac Chayo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 20 minutes into the game, Felipe Barreto threw the ball into play from the sideline. Loco De Remate's Amado Nisio quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 21stth minute of the game Rene Aires who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Portugal's Wilson Amorim was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Loco De Remate defense, Caetano Moreira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Okanalp Öksal. The Loco De Remate fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Okanalp Öksal should have stopped the shot. When Rodolfo Miranda fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Portugal's protests and gave Rodolfo Miranda a yellow card for diving instead. Rodolfo Miranda hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Okanalp Öksal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rene Aires succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-1 in the 46th playminute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The wind increased when Viriato Moura made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 59th minute of play forced Loco De Remate's goalkeeper Okanalp Öksal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rene Aires in the 61st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Rene Aires's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilson Amorim was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Loco De Remate's Fabian Raphael got a free kick in the 67th minute. Loco De Remate's Hıdır Namal was substituted for Isaac Chayo. The supporters of Portugal booed when Loco De Remate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Raphael didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Loco De Remate getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Roberto Mouzo hit a great ball. In the 72nd match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Miranda to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute, Felipinho Amorim made a precise shot to the right of Okanalp Öksal. Loco De Remate's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Loco De Remate made a substitution. Clodoveo Christobal replaced Rene Aires. 81 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Hıdır Namal came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The throw-in from Roberto Mouzo in the 82nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Portugal's Graciano Coutinho. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Okanalp Öksal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caetano Moreira in the 92nd minute of the match. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.