Challenge

Old Trafford
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Viriato Moura made the kick off which started today's match. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Marcel da Rocha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wilson Amorim. The Portugal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wilson Amorim should have stopped the shot. Braulio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Moura in the 8th minute of the match. When Viriato Moura got free in front of the goal in the 8th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Braulio Gartxot was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Red Devils's Sotos Zervoulakos got a free kick in the 16th minute. After a rather tough play, Portugal's Caetano Moreira got a free kick in the 17th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Red Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Graciano Coutinho came free, but Braulio Gartxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute Graciano Coutinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Braulio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A throw-in in the 22nd minute of the game was made by Bruno Bastos with Daniel Pimentel as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caetano Moreira in the 23rd minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Red Devils's Braulio Gartxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Barreto in the 28th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Vinicio Jakes in the 31st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Portugal's Raul Caetano. Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the game, Portugal's Felipe Barreto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Braulio Gartxot made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Braulio Gartxot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Barreto in the 40th minute of play. Braulio Gartxot stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Felipe Barreto's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcel da Rocha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilson Amorim having to make a save. With a little luck, Portugal's Wilson Amorim got control of the ball when Marcel da Rocha tried to sneak it across the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The throw-in from Felipe Barreto in the 59th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Red Devils's Slawomir Trzaskoma. The audience was convinced that Marcel da Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilson Amorim was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. In the 69th minute Viriato Moura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Braulio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodolfo Miranda kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Red Devils made a substitution. Kazimierz Deyna replaced Radoslaw Solibieda. After a rather tough play, Portugal's Rodolfo Miranda got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel da Rocha in the 82nd minute of the match. The Red Devils fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Red Devils's Marcel da Rocha 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 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 91st minute Bartolomeu Dias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Braulio Gartxot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Red Devils were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Portugal for a fine match.