Challenge

Portugal Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mai Jian Xi made the kick off which started today's match. Sebastião Gigante hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After 7 played minutes, Markowy Team's Zula Misiewicz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Wilson Amorim came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Markowy Team reached it. Portugal's Rodolfo Miranda got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 19 minutes into the match, Viriato Moura dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Artur Boruc, 1-1. Markowy Team's Artur Boruc proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Markowy Team from getting a goal against them. In the 26th minute, Caetano Moreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute Mai Jian Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilson Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 30 minutes Portugal's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zula Misiewicz who took care of the corner kick. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zula Misiewicz in the 35th minute of play. After 35 minutes, Mai Jian Xi made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Portugal's Wilson Amorim tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 39th minute, Zula Misiewicz made a precise shot to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. In the 44th minute of the match, Viriato Moura tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Artur Boruc saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Artur Boruc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Viriato Moura to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Barreto in the 51st minute of play forced Markowy Team's goalkeeper Artur Boruc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mai Jian Xi. With a little luck, Portugal's Wilson Amorim got control of the ball when Zula Misiewicz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wilson Amorim made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Tomasz Wietrzychowski sent off a good shot on target. 60 minutes into the game, Tomasz Wietrzychowski recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Wilson Amorim. Tomasz Wietrzychowski showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-4. Artur Boruc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Pimentel in the 63rd minute of the match. When Viriato Moura fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Portugal's protests and gave Viriato Moura a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Portugal's Viriato Moura got a free kick in the 64th minute. After 68 played minutes Portugal got a freekick which was hit by Caetano Moreira. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. Markowy Team's Zula Misiewicz shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 70th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Wilson Amorim but with some difficulty. Artur Boruc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Graciano Coutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Graciano Coutinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artur Boruc was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. In the 74th minute Daniel Pimentel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Boruc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Mai Jian Xi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Wilson Amorim. That made the score 2-5 in the 75 minute of play. In the 78th minute, Caetano Moreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 78 minutes into the match, Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zula Misiewicz. Artur Boruc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Graciano Coutinho in the 80th minute of play. In the 84th minute, Bartolomeu Dias made a precise shot to the right of Artur Boruc. Markowy Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-6. Mai Jian Xi scored 3-7 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wilson Amorim, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Tomasz Wietrzychowski came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Markowy Team fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tomasz Wietrzychowski couldn't finish the play. In the 95th minute, Bartolomeu Dias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Artur Boruc was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-7. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Markowy Team had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.