Challenge

Portugal Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Viriato Moura made the kick off which started today's match. Faustino Almeida kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Fabricio Andrade made in the 4th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Felipe Barreto however managed to control. A throw-in in the 10th minute of the game was made by Jakub Miarka with Ertan Duman as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, Ertan Duman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and Ertan Duman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Caetano Moreira hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Portugal's Marian Gniech threw himself towards the right post 20 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Daniel Pimentel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Portugal were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after Zagórna's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Felipe Barreto took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Graciano Coutinho heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Thanks to some nice moves Graciano Coutinho could shoot a difficult shot in the 21st minute, which Marian Gniech however easily saved by the left post. Zagórna's Marian Gniech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caetano Moreira in the 25th minute of play. After 29 minutes of play, Zagórna's Ertan Duman made it 0-2 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! Portugal's Daniel Pimentel quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jakub Miarka, made in the 32nd minute of the game. With a little luck, Zagórna's Marian Gniech got control of the ball when Felipe Barreto tried to sneak it across the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Zagórna's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Marian Gniech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zagórna's Jaroslaw Milko was substituted for Florian Kapinos. Portugal were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after Zagórna's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Felipe Barreto took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Graciano Coutinho got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marian Gniech quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Graciano Coutinho did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Marian Gniech 41 minutes into the match. Ziemowit Soszka hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Caetano Moreira took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marian Gniech. Marian Gniech 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. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ertan Duman made a kick off. Marian Gniech 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 52nd minute. The supporters of Portugal booed when Zagórna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ziemowit Soszka didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marian Gniech showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caetano Moreira in the 54th minute of the match. Marian Gniech took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caetano Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the game, Portugal's Felipe Barreto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marian Gniech made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. 63 minutes into the match, Zagórna's Ertan Duman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilson Amorim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marian Gniech 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 66th minute. 70 minutes into the match, Ertan Duman notched a goal, 3-3, 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. Zagórna's Jan Cwojdak was substituted for Edgar Maziarz. The Portugal fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when Portugal's Bartolomeu Dias looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 86 minutes into the match, Ertan Duman notched a goal, 4-4, 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. Zagórna's Marian Gniech played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Graciano Coutinho in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Ertan Duman 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 4-5. 94 minutes into the match, Zagórna's goal looked a bit too open when Bartolomeu Dias came free, but Marian Gniech reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Portugal lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.