Challenge

Portugal Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Liviu Rada started the match with the kick off. Viriato Moura might have been able to make a better finish in the 2nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Qian Ying Lang. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Viriato Moura ran back to his position shaking his head. Felipe Barreto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurel Corlățean, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the game, LIVERPOOL FC's Leontin Stoleru 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, 0-1. After 11 played minutes LIVERPOOL FC got a freekick which was hit by Albert Panduru. The audience was convinced that Viriato Moura's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Qian Ying Lang was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Felipe Barreto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Qian Ying Lang made a huge save. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind LIVERPOOL FC's goalkeeper Qian Ying Lang, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Qian Ying Lang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Moura in the 18th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, LIVERPOOL FC's goalkeeper Qian Ying Lang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felipe Barreto. Albert Panduru charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albert Panduru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 24 played minutes LIVERPOOL FC got a freekick which was hit by Albert Panduru. Daniel Pimentel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qian Ying Lang having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Fabricio Andrade fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 33rd minute of the match, Fabricio Andrade tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Qian Ying Lang saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Qian Ying Lang 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 36th minute. Felipe Barreto's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 39thth minute, Qian Ying Lang skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Portugal's Viriato Moura, in the 39th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Portugal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felipe Barreto in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Qian Ying Lang prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 46 minutes, Jurand Wielopolski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LIVERPOOL FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jurand Wielopolski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

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 52nd minute Graciano Coutinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qian Ying Lang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Portugal! When the match had been going on for 55 minutes, LIVERPOOL FC's Octavian Herescu got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Wilson Amorim. Wilson Amorim acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 60th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Octavian Herescu. Qian Ying Lang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Moura in the 62nd minute of play. Portugal's Wilson Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. Portugal's Bartolomeu Dias was substituted for Viriato Moura. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. Jurand Wielopolski in the 73rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Wilson Amorim, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Caetano Moreira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Qian Ying Lang. LIVERPOOL FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bartolomeu Dias in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Qian Ying Lang prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Liviu Rada took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Wilson Amorim to make any attempt to save it. Qian Ying Lang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartolomeu Dias, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 89th minute of play forced LIVERPOOL FC's goalkeeper Qian Ying Lang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bartolomeu Dias in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Qian Ying Lang saved LIVERPOOL FC from getting behind. In the 94th minute, Graciano Coutinho ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Qian Ying Lang was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.