Challenge

Toca do Lobo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Kyle Cox started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. SORRISO E. C.'s attentive Reginaldo de Brito managed to snatch the ball when Eddie Willis made a throw-in in the 4th minute of the game. SORRISO E. C.'s Olívio Meirelles quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Leighton Davies, made in the 6th minute of the game. Kyle Cox 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. 10 minutes into the game, England's Kyle Cox nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Artur Branco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 15th minute of the game Quinn Holmes made a throw-in which Kyle Cox played forward. 17 minutes into the match, Micah Macdonald notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of SORRISO E. C.'s Artur Branco. Artur Branco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. SORRISO E. C.'s attentive Reinaldo Marquez managed to snatch the ball when Quinn Holmes made a throw-in in the 20th minute of the game. 23 minutes into the match, SORRISO E. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Issac Dawson came free, but Artur Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Artur Branco came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by England's Kyle Cox. But to his dismay, Kyle Cox quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Artur Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 28th minute of play. 31 minutes into the game, England's Micah Macdonald nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Artur Branco made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. 36 minutes into the match, SORRISO E. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Micah Macdonald came free, but Artur Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 38th minute of play forced SORRISO E. C.'s goalkeeper Artur Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the game, Issac Dawson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Artur Branco was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 41 minutes into the game, Frederico Amorim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SORRISO E. C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave England the free kick. In the 42nd minute, Frederico Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xavier Gallagher scored 0-7 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Artur Branco, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Artur Branco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kyle Cox went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. After the first half England were leading 0-8. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Joaquim Queirós made the kick off in the second half. Artur Branco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Issac Dawson in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavier Gallagher in the 55th minute of play forced SORRISO E. C.'s goalkeeper Artur Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute, England's Caelan Hayes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-9. Artur Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 60th minute of the match. Artur Branco was out of position in the 62 minute of play, and Issac Dawson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Issac Dawson really showed his touch with that goal: 0-10. 65 minutes into the match, SORRISO E. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Caelan Hayes came free, but Artur Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Issac Dawson struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Artur Branco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. 67 minutes into the game, Caelan Hayes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Artur Branco. Caelan Hayes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-11. Artur Branco was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Kyle Cox capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kyle Cox really showed his touch with that goal: 0-12. Issac Dawson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Artur Branco made a huge save. SORRISO E. C.'s Artur Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caelan Hayes in the 85th minute of play. Issac Dawson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 88 minutes, Artur Branco successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, SORRISO E. C.'s Artur Branco got control of the ball when Xavier Gallagher tried to sneak it across the goal line. Artur Branco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Issac Dawson went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-14 was the resulting score. In the 97th minute, England's Kyle Cox dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-15. When the match was over England could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SORRISO E. C. throughout the match.