Challenge

Estadio Latocayteva
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Albano Abadia got the match started through his kick off. Albano Abadia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Wilson Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Apolo Rius didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felipe Barreto went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Albano Abadia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Wilson Amorim came out and tried to block the shot, but Albano Abadia slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 11th minute. Albano Abadia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Graciano Coutinho in the 21st minute of play forced Latocayteva F.C.'s goalkeeper Apolo Rius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albano Abadia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Wilson Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Viriato Moura might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Apolo Rius. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Viriato Moura ran back to his position shaking his head. Albano Abadia took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wilson Amorim. Wilson Amorim dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 32nd minute, Rodolfo Miranda made a precise shot to the right of Apolo Rius. Latocayteva F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 36 minutes into the match, Latocayteva F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Apolo Rius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute, Viriato Moura left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Portugal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. After 40 played minutes Latocayteva F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Julen Avila. Disappointed in the 2-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Viriato Moura to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Latocayteva F.C.'s Edgar Caeiro got a free kick in the 56th minute. If Felipe Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 58 minutes into the match, Latocayteva F.C.'s goalkeeper Apolo Rius had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felipe Barreto. In the 66th minute, Graciano Coutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Portugal's Bartolomeu Dias was substituted for Viriato Moura. Graciano Coutinho kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Bartolomeu Dias kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Apolo Rius. That made the score 3-6 in the 69 minute of play. Felipinho Amorim received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Apolo Rius came out and tried to block the shot, but Felipinho Amorim slotted it home off the left post making it 3-7 in the 77th minute. Ander Hoyos charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ander Hoyos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Apolo Rius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 84th minute of the match. When Faustino Almeida came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Portugal fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Faustino Almeida couldn't finish the play. 93 minutes into the match, Felipinho Amorim had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Apolo Rius. Latocayteva F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felipinho Amorim was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-8. Apolo Rius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 96th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Portugal had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.