Challenge

Estadio Guimarães
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dorival Toledo got the match started through his kick off. Christian Wallner hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, C.A.Guimarães's Bianco Maranzano got a free kick in the 6th minute. Emil Seidler charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emil Seidler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th minute, Emil Seidler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the game, Bianco Maranzano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.A.Guimarães's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Austria the free kick. Bianco Maranzano hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute, Fabio Schneider 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. Sandro Galishoff fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sílvio Couto having to interfere. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Austria's goalkeeper Fabio Auer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Abelardo França fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.A.Guimarães's protests and gave Abelardo França a yellow card for diving instead. Abelardo França hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Dorival Toledo hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Sandro Galishoff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fabio Auer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dorival Toledo in the 36th minute. Bianco Maranzano was shown his second yellow card after 41 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 42 played minutes C.A.Guimarães got a freekick which was hit by Bianco Maranzano. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

52 minutes into the match, Fabio Schneider notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of C.A.Guimarães's Sílvio Couto. Sílvio Couto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Delfim de Salles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Fabio Auer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Abelardo França was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 56 minutes had been played. A collision led to C.A.Guimarães getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Abelardo França hit a great ball. When Sandro Galishoff came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Austria 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 Sandro Galishoff couldn't finish the play. Sílvio Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Schneider in the 77th minute of the match. C.A.Guimarães's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Fabio Schneider scored to the left of an out of position Sílvio Couto, making the score, 0-2. Fabio Schneider struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Sílvio Couto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Austria. Fabio Schneider sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sandro Galishoff struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Sílvio Couto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Austria. Austria's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.