Challenge

Bebbanburg Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Giuseppe Preca took the kick off in the first half of the match. A hard shot 3 in the game by Giuseppe Preca from a close distance when the talented Wilson Amorim managed to make a qualified save. Portugal's players were relieved. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Caetano Moreira hit a great ball. Felipe Barreto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pastor Frantzes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Pimentel, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute of the match Portugal got a corner. Sajones F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Felipe Barreto ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Portugal's Felipe Barreto to fire away a dangerous shot which Pastor Frantzes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Viriato Moura took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pastor Frantzes. Pastor Frantzes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Sajones F.C.'s Giuseppe Preca. But to his dismay, Giuseppe Preca quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 17th 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. In the 19th minute, Giuseppe Preca made a precise shot to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Giuseppe Preca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giuseppe Preca, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. A throw-in in the 25th minute of the game was made by Mo Feng Xiang with Fidel Macerio as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The crowd rose to their feet as Sajones F.C.'s Giuseppe Preca slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wilson Amorim. That made the score 3-1 after 27 minutes of play. 30 minutes into the game, Giuseppe Preca recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Wilson Amorim. Giuseppe Preca showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Conrad Airpoel during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pastor Frantzes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe Preca in the 44th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Viriato Moura stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jakub Kiwior hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Pastor Frantzes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Moura in the 51st minute of play. In the 60th minute, Jakub Kiwior hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 62 played minutes Sajones F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Jakub Kiwior. Bruno Bastos lost his temper 65 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Portugal made a substitution. Bartolomeu Dias replaced Viriato Moura. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of Portugal:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sajones F.C.:s goal. Wilson Amorim went to the wrong direction when Mo Feng Xiang was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sajones F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Pimentel was slow to take the kick. During this time Portugal's players had a chance to rest. In the 75th minute of the match, Bartolomeu Dias tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pastor Frantzes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 75th minute, Bartolomeu Dias made a precise shot to the right of Pastor Frantzes. Sajones F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. When Giuseppe Preca came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Sajones F.C. 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 Giuseppe Preca couldn't finish the play. Pastor Frantzes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 80th minute of the match. After 84 minutes of play, Sajones F.C.'s Giuseppe Preca made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wilson Amorim was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bartolomeu Dias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sajones F.C.'s Pastor Frantzes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 93rd minute of play. Sajones F.C.'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.