Challenge

ATATÜRK STADYUMU
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Okan Golovichev made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Karapinar's Tommy Bogren got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Karapinar's goalkeeper Marcus Mazza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Okan Golovichev in the 10th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the game, one of Portugal:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Tanek Podolski made a great header on Karapinar's corner, it was just that Portugal's Wilson Amorim managed to reach the ball for a save. Portugal's defense didn't have a chance, in the 15th minute, when Okan Golovichev scored to the left of an out of position Wilson Amorim, making the score, 1-1. Okan Golovichev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Wilson Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Okan Golovichev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Okan Golovichev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 24th minute, Okan Golovichev made a precise shot to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Karapinar's Sertel Ankara managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Rodolfo Miranda in the 27 minute of the game. In the 41st minute, Felipe Barreto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcus Mazza was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Ahmet Baki Yamaç made in the 47th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Portugal's Daniel Pimentel. After a rather tough play, Portugal's Daniel Pimentel got a free kick in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Viriato Moura stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Karapinar's Marcus Mazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caetano Moreira in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Karapinar's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Marcus Mazza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcus Mazza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Moura in the 59th minute of the match. Marcus Mazza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Moura in the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 62nd minute of play forced Karapinar's goalkeeper Marcus Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Viriato Moura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Karapinar defense, Daniel Pimentel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcus Mazza. The Karapinar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcus Mazza should have stopped the shot. Ahmet Baki Yamaç charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ahmet Baki Yamaç the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Portugal booed when Karapinar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Baki Yamaç didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, Çağdaş Ersayın hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Portugal booed when Karapinar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Çağdaş Ersayın didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tanek Podolski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the game, Camilo Palos threw the ball into play from the sideline. Portugal's Daniel Pimentel quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Karapinar's defense didn't have a chance, in the 81st minute, when Felipinho Amorim scored to the left of an out of position Marcus Mazza, making the score, 3-4. Karapinar's Marcus Mazza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Karapinar from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 91st minute of play forced Karapinar's goalkeeper Marcus Mazza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Karapinar's Marcus Mazza got control of the ball when Felipinho Amorim tried to sneak it across the goal line. A well-hit corner resulted in Faustino Almeida heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Portugal eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.