Challenge

Budino Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Viriato Moura made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 4th minute of play forced Herta Budino's goalkeeper Fortunato Sangermano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fortunato Sangermano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Moura in the 6th minute of play. 13 minutes into the game, Herta Budino's Davide Rinaldi 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, 2-0. 16 minutes into the match, Davide Rinaldi 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 Davide Rinaldi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 21st minute of play forced Herta Budino's goalkeeper Fortunato Sangermano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabricio Andrade made in the 24th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Daniel Pimentel however managed to control. Fortunato Sangermano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. The throw-in from Bruno Bastos in the 26th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Herta Budino's Nino Galfrè. 30 minutes into the match, Herta Budino's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Fortunato Sangermano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Davide Rinaldi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilson Amorim having to make a save. With a little luck, Portugal's Wilson Amorim got control of the ball when Davide Rinaldi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wilson Amorim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Davide Rinaldi went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Davide Rinaldi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilson Amorim was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Davide Rinaldi made a kick off. Herta Budino's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fábio Grosso in the 57th minute. If Davide Rinaldi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 59th minute Davide Rinaldi 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 thought a goal was coming when Felipe Barreto got free with Fortunato Sangermano in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davide Rinaldi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fortunato Sangermano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viriato Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Harry Potter's late challenge caught a Portugal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Harry Potter helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Herta Budino's Harry Potter got a free kick in the 74th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felipinho Amorim got free with Fortunato Sangermano in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Herta Budino's Davide Rinaldi in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Portugal's goalie prevented a goal. Fortunato Sangermano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 81st minute. 86 minutes into the game, Portugal's Felipinho Amorim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fortunato Sangermano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. Herta Budino's Corrado Loiacono was substituted for Johannes Fransson. Fortunato Sangermano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartolomeu Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Herta Budino's Fortunato Sangermano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Herta Budino from getting a goal against them. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Herta Budino had won after a very even match.