Challenge

Portugal Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Melandru de Cenero's Andrea Perez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 4th minute of play. Everett Gerber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilson Amorim having to interfere. Everett Gerber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Wilson Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Everett Gerber came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute of the match Melandru de Cenero got a corner. Portugal's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tato Tormes ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Melandru de Cenero's Tato Tormes to fire away a dangerous shot which Wilson Amorim despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xurdin Pena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xurdin Pena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilson Amorim having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Melandru de Cenero's Tato Tormes got a free kick in the 27th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Portugal's Daniel Pimentel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Andrea Perez. That made the score 1-0 after 28 minutes of play. If Felipe Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34thth minute of the game Xurdin Pena who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Portugal's Wilson Amorim was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Graciano Coutinho got free with Andrea Perez in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Everett Gerber took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wilson Amorim. Wilson Amorim dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. A hard shot 42 in the game by Viriato Moura from a close distance when the talented Andrea Perez managed to make a qualified save. Melandru de Cenero's players were relieved. Portugal's Viriato Moura was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 42nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xurdin Pena in the 45th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 47 minutes, Andrea Perez successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

54 minutes into the match, Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xurdin Pena. If Everett Gerber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Everett Gerber might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wilson Amorim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Everett Gerber ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Everett Gerber put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Wilson Amorim. Xurdin Pena kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Everett Gerber dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Wilson Amorim, 2-3. In the 77th minute Caetano Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Perez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andrea Perez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 78th minute of play. Andrea Perez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 79th minute of the match. Andrea Perez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felipinho Amorim went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Portugal's Wilson Amorim got control of the ball when Everett Gerber tried to sneak it across the goal line. Portugal's Graciano Coutinho quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Leonards Štucers, made in the 86th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 88th minute of play forced Melandru de Cenero's goalkeeper Andrea Perez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipinho Amorim in the 91st minute of play forced Melandru de Cenero's goalkeeper Andrea Perez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Felipinho Amorim had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andrea Perez. Melandru de Cenero's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felipinho Amorim was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. 95 minutes into the match, Melandru de Cenero's goal looked a bit too open when Bartolomeu Dias came free, but Andrea Perez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Melandru de Cenero's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.