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. Viriato Moura started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Augusto Benitez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilson Amorim was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Alisson Becker made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Graciano Coutinho sent off a good shot on target. In the 12th minute, Valentin Voicu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wilson Amorim was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franky Ooms in the 17th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 19th minute of play forced Buffalo Timişoara's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Viriato Moura's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alisson Becker was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Portugal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Felipe Barreto in the 20th minute. 23 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Voicu came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Buffalo Timişoara's Alisson Becker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Barreto in the 24th minute of play. Felipe Barreto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Alisson Becker made a huge save. Felipe Barreto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Alisson Becker made a huge save. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorin Oravițan in the 36th minute of play. Alisson Becker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felipe Barreto in the 41st minute. If Felipe Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alisson Becker made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Felipe Barreto sent off a good shot on target.

The wind increased when Augusto Benitez made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felipe Barreto in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alisson Becker prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 53 minutes, Fabricio Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Portugal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabricio Andrade was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A throw-in in the 58th minute of the game was made by Victor Neicu with Dan Zdrobău as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The audience was convinced that Viriato Moura's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alisson Becker was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felipe Barreto in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alisson Becker prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 63 minutes into the match, Viriato Moura notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Buffalo Timişoara's Alisson Becker. Alisson Becker was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Felipe Barreto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 65 minutes into the match, Buffalo Timişoara's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Alisson Becker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Portugal's Felipe Barreto in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Buffalo Timişoara's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Portugal's Wilson Amorim got control of the ball when Valentin Voicu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 71st minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Moura in the 73rd minute of play. Buffalo Timişoara made a substitution. Vali Voicescu replaced Dorin Oravițan. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. Buffalo Timişoara made a substitution. Adrian Zbora replaced Franky Ooms. Buffalo Timişoara's Maxim Pintilie was substituted for Victor Neicu. Portugal made a substitution. Bartolomeu Dias replaced Viriato Moura. Portugal were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Buffalo Timişoara's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Pimentel took the corner. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipinho Amorim in the 82nd minute of the match. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipinho Amorim in the 84th minute of play. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Banciu in the 87th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Valentin Voicu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Buffalo Timişoara fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Buffalo Timişoara walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.