Challenge

Portugal Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Izydor Jajesniak kicked off to start the match. Wilson Amorim stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rodd Lockwood's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Нотингам's Luo Feng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 15th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Нотингам's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Luo Feng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, Нотингам's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Luo Feng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Dos Santos came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Fabricio Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Portugal's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabricio Andrade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luo Feng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felipe Barreto got free with Luo Feng in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Portugal's Felipe Barreto slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Luo Feng. That made the score 1-1 after 25 minutes of play. With a little luck, Нотингам's Luo Feng got control of the ball when Felipe Barreto tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Tomas Dos Santos came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Нотингам 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 Tomas Dos Santos couldn't finish the play. 42 minutes into the match, Нотингам's goalkeeper Luo Feng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Graciano Coutinho. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omurtag Venchev in the 45th minute of the match. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Izydor Jajesniak, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Viriato Moura was the one to do the kick off. After 53 played minutes Portugal got a freekick which was hit by Viriato Moura. The crowd rose to their feet as Нотингам's Tomas Dos Santos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wilson Amorim. That made the score 2-2 after 54 minutes of play. Нотингам's Luo Feng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 57th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Rodd Lockwood made a precise shot to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. After 63 minutes of play, Нотингам's Izydor Jajesniak made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wilson Amorim was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luo Feng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Moura in the 66th minute of the match. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omurtag Venchev, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Wilson Amorim didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 76th minute, which inside left pole to 2-6. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. Felipinho Amorim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luo Feng having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 83rd minute of play forced Нотингам's goalkeeper Luo Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Portugal were awarded a corner in the 85th minute after Нотингам's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Pimentel took the corner. Wilson Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Izydor Jajesniak in the 86th minute. Luo Feng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Pimentel, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Luo Feng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 91st minute of play. Wilson Amorim made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Izydor Jajesniak sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Wilson Amorim managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when Нотингам's Izydor Jajesniak fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, Portugal's Wilson Amorim got control of the ball when Izydor Jajesniak tried to sneak it across the goal line. Нотингам played a much better game than Portugal and deserved their victory. The Portugal players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.