Challenge

Portugal Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Viriato Moura took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 played minutes Portugal got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Bastos. Viriato Moura charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Viriato Moura the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 5th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viriato Moura to maneuver through the defense. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vitor Senqui in the 7th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, Artur Chlapowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and Artur Chlapowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Viriato Moura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Stefan Orlicki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Viriato Moura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Stefan Orlicki made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Viriato Moura got free with Stefan Orlicki in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arman Akcebe, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 20th match minute, Endorfina Dukla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filip Drugi to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the match, Endorfina Dukla's goalkeeper Stefan Orlicki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Viriato Moura. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Arman Akcebe 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. Endorfina Dukla's Stefan Orlicki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Barreto in the 30th minute of play. Portugal's Daniel Pimentel quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Julian Kaminski, made in the 32nd minute of the game. In the 37th minute Portugal were awarded a corner. Felipe Barreto went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Rodolfo Miranda got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-2. 38 minutes into the match. Viriato Moura's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 41stth minute, Stefan Orlicki skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, Endorfina Dukla's Julian Kaminski got a free kick in the 42nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Felipe Barreto kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Stefan Orlicki. That made the score 2-2 in the 44 minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arman Akcebe to make the kick off. With a little luck, Portugal's Wilson Amorim got control of the ball when Artur Chlapowski tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Felipe Barreto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Portugal's supporters rose to their feet, but Felipe Barreto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stefan Orlicki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stefan Orlicki 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 59th minute. When Portugal's Viriato Moura in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Endorfina Dukla's goalie prevented a goal. The Portugal fans' excitement grew in the 65th match minute when Portugal's Viriato Moura 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 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Graciano Coutinho charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Graciano Coutinho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 73rd minute, Graciano Coutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 74 played minutes Portugal got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Bastos. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Drugi, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Vitor Senqui made in the 76th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Edward Kajdasz however managed to control. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipinho Amorim in the 78th minute of play forced Endorfina Dukla's goalkeeper Stefan Orlicki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Miranda to maneuver through the defense. Endorfina Dukla's Stefan Orlicki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Graciano Coutinho in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arman Akcebe in the 88th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 89th play minutes Daniel Pimentel shot 4-2, a short shot which went by Stefan Orlicki and just under the crossbar into goal. The supporters of Portugal booed when Endorfina Dukla was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julian Kaminski didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Endorfina Dukla players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Portugal.