Challenge

João Marcatto
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Don Lalo got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes of play, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Don Lalo made it 1-0 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! Leonardo Da Vinci 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. In the 8th minute, Viriato Moura 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. The G.E. Juventus FSCMZ fans' excitement grew in the 13th match minute when G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Don Lalo 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 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Leonardo Da Vinci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Moreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Hermínio Sanches made in the 20th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Portugal's Daniel Pimentel. Don Lalo might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wilson Amorim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Don Lalo ran back to his position shaking his head. Leonardo Da Vinci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caetano Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, Cordario De la Torre had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cordario De la Torre was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Hermínio Sanches made in the 29th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Don Lalo however managed to control. After 31 minutes, Viriato Moura made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Leonardo Da Vinci tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Leonardo Da Vinci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Felipe Barreto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leonardo Da Vinci. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felipe Barreto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Barreto in the 39th minute of play forced G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Leonardo Da Vinci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilson Amorim made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Don Lalo sent off a good shot on target. 43 minutes in the game Raul Caetano did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Felipe Barreto. 45 minutes into the game, Don Lalo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Wilson Amorim. Don Lalo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-3. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-3. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Viriato Moura made a kick off. Leonardo Da Vinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Moreira in the 51st minute of play. After a rather tough play, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Hermínio Sanches got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 55th minute, João Carlos Leite hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Don Lalo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Don Lalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Wilson Amorim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Don Lalo went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-3 was the resulting score. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ made a substitution. Achilleas Stefanakis replaced Ezequiel Baiano. Leonardo Da Vinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Moura in the 70th minute of play. In the 73rd minute Portugal were awarded a corner. Daniel Pimentel went to the cornerflag to take it. The crowd rose to their feet as Portugal's Felipinho Amorim slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Leonardo Da Vinci. That made the score 5-4 after 77 minutes of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bartolomeu Dias in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leonardo Da Vinci saved G.E. Juventus FSCMZ from getting behind. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Achilleas Stefanakis in the 81st minute of play. In the 85th minute, Felipinho Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's zone, Fabricio Andrade stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leonardo Da Vinci came out of the goal and Fabricio Andrade tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 89th minute, Portugal's Felipinho Amorim dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-5. Achilleas Stefanakis scored 6-5 in the 92nd 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.