Challenge

Portugal Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Viriato Moura made the kick off which started today's match. Wilson Amorim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Baal Ares went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Luca Jivulescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Moreira in the 7th minute of play. Felipe Barreto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A throw-in in the 22nd minute of the game was made by Faustino Almeida with Daniel Pimentel as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. With an all-out effort, Portugal's Luca Jivulescu threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Viriato Moura, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baal Ares in the 25th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mugur Chiriac in the 27th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Mugur Chiriac 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 Mugur Chiriac was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Luca Jivulescu was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Felipe Barreto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Felipe Barreto really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Viriato Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the match, Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Luca Jivulescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Caetano Moreira. A collision led to Ares FC -MM- getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Lucrețiu Cuculeanu hit a great ball. If Viriato Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th minute, Mugur Chiriac left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ares FC -MM- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. In the 47th minute, Lucrețiu Cuculeanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The wind increased when Mugur Chiriac made the kick off in the second half. Mugur Chiriac in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Wilson Amorim, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Mugur Chiriac could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Wilson Amorim made a huge save. After 59 minutes of play, Portugal's Caetano Moreira made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luca Jivulescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mugur Chiriac in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wilson Amorim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 63rd minute Daniel Pimentel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luca Jivulescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. Luca Jivulescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Pimentel, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. A sloppy throw-in by Lucrețiu Cuculeanu in the 75th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Portugal's Raul Caetano. Mugur Chiriac blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilson Amorim having to make a save. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mugur Chiriac, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luca Jivulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipinho Amorim in the 82nd minute of the match. Luca Jivulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caetano Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.