Challenge

Valhalla Stadium
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. José Macías scored 1-0 in the 4th 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. Zacarias Cabrero 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 7th minute. Zacarias Cabrero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viriato Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 12 minutes into the game, Nicolas Diniz threw the ball into play from the sideline. Portugal's Daniel Pimentel quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 15 minutes Portugal's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Salas Larrinzar who took care of the corner kick. Nazario Arechavala was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 18th minute Viriato Moura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zacarias Cabrero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zacarias Cabrero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viriato Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Portugal's attentive Daniel Pimentel managed to snatch the ball when Nicolas Diniz made a throw-in in the 22nd minute of the game. In the 24th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zacarias Cabrero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Barreto in the 26th minute of play forced Azul Y Plomo's goalkeeper Zacarias Cabrero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zacarias Cabrero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Macías. Felipe Barreto might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zacarias Cabrero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felipe Barreto ran back to his position shaking his head. Azul Y Plomo's Zacarias Cabrero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Barreto in the 34th minute of play. Zacarias Cabrero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Moura in the 37th minute of the match. Azul Y Plomo's Zacarias Cabrero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 37th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Portugal's Rodolfo Miranda nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zacarias Cabrero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oswaldo Moran to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Nazario Arechavala came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Oswaldo Moran notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Portugal's Wilson Amorim. Wilson Amorim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 59 minutes into the match, Viriato Moura had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zacarias Cabrero. Azul Y Plomo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Viriato Moura was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. If Viriato Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Azul Y Plomo's Latif Biçim was substituted for Oswaldo Moran. Azul Y Plomo made a substitution. Hector Bobis replaced Navarro Rojas. Felipe Barreto might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zacarias Cabrero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felipe Barreto ran back to his position shaking his head. Felipe Barreto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Zacarias Cabrero made a huge save. Felipe Barreto might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zacarias Cabrero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felipe Barreto ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Viriato Moura took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Zacarias Cabrero to make any attempt to save it. Portugal made a substitution. Bartolomeu Dias replaced Viriato Moura. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Macías, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute Azul Y Plomo were awarded a corner. Salas Larrinzar went to the cornerflag to take it. Azul Y Plomo were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after Portugal's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Salas Larrinzar took the corner. The corner ended in Salas Larrinzar almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Portugal's Wilson Amorim did a great save. In the 82nd minute, Raul Caetano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Azul Y Plomo defense, Graciano Coutinho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zacarias Cabrero. The Azul Y Plomo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zacarias Cabrero should have stopped the shot. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Portugal had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.