Challenge

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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Portugal's Viriato Moura started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Bastos to maneuver through the defense. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Xi Zhen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 12 minutes of play, PREZULO FC's Betão de Brito made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wilson Amorim was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 14 played minutes PREZULO FC got a freekick which was hit by Shi Xi Zhen. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by PREZULO FC'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. In the 19th minute, Jonathan Otto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felipe Barreto in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jarbas Quadros saved PREZULO FC from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felipe Barreto in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jarbas Quadros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Viriato Moura blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jarbas Quadros having to make a save. Jarbas Quadros 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 30th minute. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Raul Caetano hit a great ball. Betão de Brito had several of the Portugal's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 33 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-0 score and a disappointed Wilson Amorim as he didn't even see the shot coming. After a defensive mix-up in PREZULO FC's zone, Felipe Barreto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jarbas Quadros came out of the goal and Felipe Barreto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Marquinhos Santos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilson Amorim was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Marquinhos Santos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wilson Amorim read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marquinhos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute, Portugal's Felipe Barreto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jarbas Quadros. Jarbas Quadros yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-1. PREZULO FC's Santiago Eriksen was substituted for Jonathan Otto. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by PREZULO FC's Marquinhos Santos. But to his dismay, Marquinhos Santos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. Felipe Barreto in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jarbas Quadros, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marquinhos Santos in the 67th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute Marquinhos Santos 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. Graciano Coutinho hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Graciano Coutinho kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. 82 minutes into the game, Felipinho Amorim recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jarbas Quadros. Felipinho Amorim showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 6-2. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marquinhos Santos in the 85th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Caetano Moreira notched a goal, 6-3, to the right of PREZULO FC's Jarbas Quadros. Jarbas Quadros was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Felipinho Amorim recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bartolomeu Dias scored 6-4 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jarbas Quadros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. PREZULO FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.