Challenge

Portugal Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Breno Vergílio made the kick off and thus started the match. Lei Feng Yan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 5th minute, Breno Vergílio 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. 8 minutes into the match, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Esen Sanal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felipe Barreto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Esen Sanal made a huge save. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Felipe Barreto was slow to take the kick. During this time Portugal's players had a chance to rest. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Esen Sanal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Pimentel in the 16th minute of play. Bai Cheng Kang charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bai Cheng Kang the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bai Cheng Kang kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Felipe Barreto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Esen Sanal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucio Siekkötter in the 23rd minute of the match. Esen Sanal made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Felipe Barreto sent off a good shot on target. 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 26th minute. Graciano Coutinho made a great header on Portugal's corner, it was just that S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Esen Sanal managed to reach the ball for a save. Through an outstanding action, after 27 minutes, Esen Sanal successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Felipe Barreto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Esen Sanal having to make a save. Esen Sanal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Pimentel in the 30th minute of play forced S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goalkeeper Esen Sanal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esen Sanal made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Felipe Barreto sent off a good shot on target. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lei Feng Yan in the 37th minute of the match. In the 37th match minute, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wellington Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Esen Sanal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save S.E.R. Caxias do Sul from getting a goal against them. In the 45th minute, Viriato Moura fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Esen Sanal, passed just outside the right post. In the 46th minute Fabricio Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esen Sanal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of S.E.R. Caxias do Sul booed when Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caetano Moreira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucio Siekkötter in the 48th minute of play. After the first half S.E.R. Caxias do Sul were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Viriato Moura to make the kick off. Esen Sanal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Viriato Moura in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Esen Sanal saved S.E.R. Caxias do Sul from getting behind. Esen Sanal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Portugal's Wilson Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. Esen Sanal 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 62nd minute. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Breno Vergílio in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute Viriato Moura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esen Sanal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Felipe Barreto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Esen Sanal having to make a save. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's Esen Sanal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Barreto in the 68th minute of play. Esen Sanal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. Portugal's Bartolomeu Dias was substituted for Viriato Moura. 77 minutes into the match, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goal looked a bit too open when Faustino Almeida came free, but Esen Sanal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A throw-in in the 78th minute of the game was made by Bai Cheng Kang with Ricardinho de Senna as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lei Feng Yan in the 79th minute of play. Esen Sanal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Pimentel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felipinho Amorim might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Esen Sanal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felipinho Amorim ran back to his position shaking his head. Esen Sanal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipinho Amorim, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute Daniel Pimentel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esen Sanal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esen Sanal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipinho Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esen Sanal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipinho Amorim, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. 96 minutes into the match, S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's goal looked a bit too open when Felipinho Amorim came free, but Esen Sanal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.