Challenge

Arena Prezulo
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Viriato Moura got the match started through his kick off. Marquinhos Santos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Marquinhos Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Portugal's Wilson Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. A sloppy throw-in by Faustino Almeida in the 6th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by PREZULO FC's Albano Jaunzuria. 9 minutes into the match, Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marquinhos Santos. If Marquinhos Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Portugal's Wilson Amorim got control of the ball when Marquinhos Santos tried to sneak it across the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marquinhos Santos. After 23 minutes Portugal's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Shi Xi Zhen who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on PREZULO FC's corner Luciano Guib fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Wilson Amorim quite easily take care of the ball. In the 25th minute, Marquinhos Santos 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 1-0. Daniel Pimentel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 28 minutes into the match, Portugal's Daniel Pimentel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jarbas Quadros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Albano Jaunzuria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Wilson Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Rodolfo Miranda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Shi Xi Zhen managed to get in a good position for a shot. PREZULO FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Shi Xi Zhen 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caetano Moreira in the 46th minute of play forced PREZULO FC's goalkeeper Jarbas Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

In the 53rd minute Marquinhos Santos 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. The audience was convinced that Marquinhos Santos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilson Amorim was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. If Felipe Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felipe Barreto got free with Jarbas Quadros in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 64 minutes into the game, Shi Xi Zhen threw the ball into play from the sideline. Portugal's Caetano Moreira quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 67 minutes into the match, Felipe Barreto notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of PREZULO FC's Jarbas Quadros. Jarbas Quadros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. PREZULO FC's Betão de Brito was substituted for Olgierd Literski. In the 72nd minute, Shi Xi Zhen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 74 minutes into the game, Isaac Ferreira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Wilson Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The throw-in from Shi Xi Zhen in the 77th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Portugal's Graciano Coutinho. Felipinho Amorim's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 78thth minute, Jarbas Quadros skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 79th minute Caetano Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarbas Quadros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Bartolomeu Dias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jarbas Quadros was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Jarbas Quadros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartolomeu Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Portugal's Jarbas Quadros threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bartolomeu Dias, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 89th minute, Isaac Ferreira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PREZULO FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Betão de Brito in the 92nd minute of play. Shi Xi Zhen kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. PREZULO FC had won after a very even match.