Challenge

Elvia Vasquez
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Paul Ramon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Viriato Moura's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. The supporters of RamPa Football Club booed when Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faustino Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wilson Amorim made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Nicu Alexandrescu sent off a good shot on target. Wilson Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicu Alexandrescu in the 9th minute. Felipe Barreto charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felipe Barreto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 12 played minutes Portugal got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Barreto. A collision led to RamPa Football Club getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Ramon Maldini hit a great ball. RamPa Football Club's Paul Ramon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Barreto in the 14th minute of play. Portugal's Wilson Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. Nicu Alexandrescu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Wilson Amorim came out and tried to block the shot, but Nicu Alexandrescu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 19th minute. In the 22nd minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Ramon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A throw-in in the 24th minute of the game was made by Gabriel Paletta with Piotr Pryputnicki as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. RamPa Football Club's Paul Ramon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 26th minute of play. Paul Ramon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilson Amorim was a little too slow when Nicu Alexandrescu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 38th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Ramon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paul Ramon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Moreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After 45 minutes, Bruno Bastos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Portugal and the RamPa Football Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nicu Alexandrescu to make the kick off. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicu Alexandrescu in the 53rd minute of the match. RamPa Football Club's Paul Ramon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save RamPa Football Club from getting a goal against them. RamPa Football Club made a substitution. Berker Karabey replaced Marino Pacheco. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. The throw-in from Gabriel Paletta in the 69th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Portugal's Rodolfo Miranda. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arda Nurettin in the 72nd minute of play. Francesco Granata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the match, RamPa Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Felipinho Amorim came free, but Paul Ramon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 77 minutes, Piotr Pryputnicki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RamPa Football Club and the Portugal players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to RamPa Football Club getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Piotr Pryputnicki hit a great ball. After 81 played minutes RamPa Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Paletta. The crowd rose to their feet as Portugal's Felipinho Amorim slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Paul Ramon. That made the score 2-3 after 82 minutes of play. In the 86th minute, Piotr Pryputnicki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 96 minutes into the game, RamPa Football Club's Arda Nurettin 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, 3-3. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.