Challenge

Juan Pistarini
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Portugal's Viriato Moura started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes into the match, Aerolineas Argentinas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Julián Valla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Portugal's Wilson Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Stacy Doll managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aerolineas Argentinas FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Stacy Doll was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wilson Amorim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aerolineas Argentinas FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Daryl Lutz in the 19th minute. After taking down the ball on Aerolineas Argentinas FC's corner Daryl Lutz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Wilson Amorim quite easily take care of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Stacy Doll managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aerolineas Argentinas FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Stacy Doll was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wilson Amorim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 23 minutes into the game, Aerolineas Argentinas FC's Stacy Doll nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wilson Amorim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stacy Doll got free with Wilson Amorim in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julián Valla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caetano Moreira in the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Stacy Doll 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 2-0. Lázaro Ledesma struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Wilson Amorim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aerolineas Argentinas FC. In the 44th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Miranda to maneuver through the defense. Stacy Doll fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilson Amorim having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Marcos Loi made the kick off in the second half. Marcos Loi might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wilson Amorim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcos Loi ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 53rd minute Marcos Loi 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. In the 57th minute, Marcos Loi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wilson Amorim was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Aerolineas Argentinas FC made a substitution. Sebastián Erasto replaced Lázaro Ledesma. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 65th minute of play forced Aerolineas Argentinas FC's goalkeeper Julián Valla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Loi in the 67th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th match minute, Aerolineas Argentinas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basilio Mendiko to maneuver through the defense. Portugal's Bartolomeu Dias was substituted for Viriato Moura. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. Basilio Mendiko hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. 71 minutes into the match, Felipinho Amorim had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julián Valla. Aerolineas Argentinas FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felipinho Amorim was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. When Aerolineas Argentinas FC's Marcos Loi in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Portugal's goalie prevented a goal. Marcos Loi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilson Amorim having to make a save. Julián Valla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felipinho Amorim in the 82nd minute. After 84 minutes of play, Aerolineas Argentinas FC's Marcos Loi made it 4-1 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! In the 87th minute Marcos Loi 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. Aerolineas Argentinas FC's Manuel Markel got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Loi in the 96th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Aerolineas Argentinas FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.