Challenge

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, 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. The The Obscurials fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when The Obscurials's Adriano Ribeiro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Portugal's Wilson Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. Daniel Pimentel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Safet Hands took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute of the match Portugal got a corner. The Obscurials's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Felipe Barreto ran over to the corner to take the kick. Faustino Almeida made a great header on Portugal's corner, it was just that The Obscurials's Safet Hands managed to reach the ball for a save. 17 minutes into the match, Felipe Barreto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Safet Hands. The Obscurials's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felipe Barreto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 22nd minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Felipe Barreto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Safet Hands was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 30th minute The Obscurials were awarded a corner. Cliff Rowden went to the cornerflag to take it. Safet Hands took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Pimentel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Portugal's Faustino Almeida got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 36 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Ribeiro came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adriano Ribeiro did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-2 to the left of a surprised Wilson Amorim 37 minutes into the match. If Adriano Ribeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The corner led The Obscurials's Cliff Rowden to fire away a dangerous shot which Wilson Amorim despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Walmir Tasso during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anders Westerstrand to make the kick off. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anders Westerstrand in the 52nd minute of play. Safet Hands made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Pimentel in the 59th minute of play. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by The Obscurials's Anders Westerstrand. But to his dismay, Anders Westerstrand quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 64th minute of the match. Fabricio Andrade made in the 65th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Caetano Moreira. Caetano Moreira kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. In the 67th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caetano Moreira to maneuver through the defense. Portugal were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after The Obscurials's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Pimentel took the corner. Graciano Coutinho made a great header on Portugal's corner, it was just that The Obscurials's Safet Hands managed to reach the ball for a save. The Obscurials's Safet Hands proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save The Obscurials from getting a goal against them. A collision led to The Obscurials getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Virgílio Bezerra hit a great ball. Fabricio Andrade made in the 80th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Daniel Pimentel however managed to control. Adriano Ribeiro made in the 83rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Portugal's Rodolfo Miranda. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Anders Westerstrand managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Obscurials's supporters rose to their feet, but Anders Westerstrand 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. Adriano Ribeiro'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 86th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Adriano Ribeiro notched a goal, 5-2, 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. 93 minutes into the game, Adriano Ribeiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-2. Wilson Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Obscurials's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.