Challenge

El Coloso de Mardel
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, 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. In the 3rd minute Graciano Coutinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Urtats saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bruno Bastos's late challenge caught a Knight Of Dawn's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bruno Bastos helped the player get up and apologised. Bruno Bastos hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Qiu Yuan Jun kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Wilson Amorim. That made the score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Knight Of Dawn's Franco Baresi got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute, Felipe Barreto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Portugal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Portugal's Wilson Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. Denis Urtats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, Knight Of Dawn's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Denis Urtats reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franco Baresi hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Denis Urtats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Moura in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Qiu Yuan Jun came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denis Urtats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Barreto in the 37th minute of the match. In the 41st minute of the game Rodolfo Miranda made a throw-in which Caetano Moreira played forward. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gregorio Caton during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gregorio Caton kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 44 minutes into the match, Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Qiu Yuan Jun. Denis Urtats stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Viriato Moura's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Qiu Yuan Jun was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Portugal's Viriato Moura nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Denis Urtats made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Qiu Yuan Jun took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wilson Amorim. Wilson Amorim dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Knight Of Dawn made a substitution. Danilo Matro replaced Gregorio Caton. Denis Urtats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Moura in the 64th minute of play. Knight Of Dawn's Bruno Norino was substituted for Klement Belko. Portugal's Bartolomeu Dias was substituted for Viriato Moura. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiu Yuan Jun in the 74th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Knight Of Dawn's Porfírio Quirino got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 76th minute of the match Daniel Pimentel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Denis Urtats showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Portugal's Graciano Coutinho got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 80 minutes into the match, Knight Of Dawn's Qiu Yuan Jun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilson Amorim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Graciano Coutinho's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Denis Urtats firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 85 minutes of play, Knight Of Dawn's Qiu Yuan Jun made it 3-2 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! An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 90th minute of play forced Knight Of Dawn's goalkeeper Denis Urtats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Bartolomeu Dias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denis Urtats was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. In the 92nd minute, Porfírio Quirino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Knight Of Dawn's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.