Challenge

Elvio Maore
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Federico Girotti started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Daniel Pimentel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Portugal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Invisible the free kick. After 4 played minutes Portugal got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Pimentel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Pimentel in the 8th minute of play forced Invisible's goalkeeper Franc Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Federico Girotti's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wilson Amorim read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The corner ended in Eliseo Leheren almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Portugal's Wilson Amorim did a great save. Wilson Amorim was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Federico Girotti capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Federico Girotti really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Bruno Bastos hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Viriato Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Franc Armani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Franc Armani came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Portugal's Felipe Barreto. But to his dismay, Felipe Barreto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. When Portugal's Viriato Moura in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Invisible's goalie prevented a goal. 32 minutes into the match, Federico Girotti notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Portugal's Wilson Amorim. Wilson Amorim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Franc Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Moreira in the 44th minute of play. Isidro Rocio hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Viriato Moura stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Eliseo Leheren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Felipe Barreto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franc Armani was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 57th minute of the match, Felipe Barreto got a very nice opportunity to score, but Franc Armani was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Felipe Barreto kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Franc Armani. That made the score 2-2 in the 61 minute of play. Franc Armani 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 67th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Invisible's goalkeeper Franc Armani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felipe Barreto. With an all-out effort, Portugal's Franc Armani threw himself towards the right post 73 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Caetano Moreira, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Federico Girotti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Portugal made a substitution. Bartolomeu Dias replaced Viriato Moura. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. Invisible's Santiago Simon was substituted for Gonzalo Martínez. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Graciano Coutinho hit a great ball. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas De La Cruz in the 83rd minute of play. Milton Casco hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute Felipinho Amorim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franc Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Invisible's Franc Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 90th minute of play. Franc Armani made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Felipinho Amorim sent off a good shot on target. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.