Challenge

ALM Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, 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 4th minute, Mikael Isak made a precise shot to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eintracht Cernavoda's goalkeeper Ionică Corcoveanu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 9 minutes Eintracht Cernavoda's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Felipe Barreto who took care of the corner kick. Portugal's Graciano Coutinho was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ionică Corcoveanu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Felipe Barreto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Portugal's supporters rose to their feet, but Felipe Barreto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ionică Corcoveanu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 15 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Yin Li Ying came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felipe Barreto scored 1-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ionică Corcoveanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Wilson Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Philip Walter in the 21st minute. After 23 minutes of play, Portugal's Caetano Moreira made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ionică Corcoveanu was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Mikael Isak sped through Portugal's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Wilson Amorim. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mikael Isak got free with Wilson Amorim in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 41 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Yin Li Ying came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Pimentel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ionică Corcoveanu having to interfere. If Mikael Isak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When Mikael Isak came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Eintracht Cernavoda 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 Mikael Isak couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikael Isak in the 54th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Caetano Moreira hit a great ball. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ionel Gâlcă in the 60th minute of play. In the 64th minute Yin Li Ying 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. If Yin Li Ying had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. Eintracht Cernavoda's Codrin Izbașa was substituted for Paulo Goasdoue. In the 68th 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. The corner led Eintracht Cernavoda's Flavius Stanciu to fire away a dangerous shot which Wilson Amorim despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When Eintracht Cernavoda's Filip Pantiș in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Portugal's goalie prevented a goal. 76 minutes into the game, Eintracht Cernavoda's Yin Li Ying nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wilson Amorim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Eintracht Cernavoda's Mihăiţă Jder was substituted for Philip Walter. If Yin Li Ying had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ionică Corcoveanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartolomeu Dias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Eintracht Cernavoda's Filip Pantiș. But to his dismay, Filip Pantiș quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yin Li Ying in the 87th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Yin Li Ying 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. 96 minutes into the game, Eintracht Cernavoda's Yin Li Ying nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wilson Amorim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-3. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Eintracht Cernavoda had played much better football throughout.