Challenge

Portugal Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Viriato Moura got the match started through his kick off. Henrik Larsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Decathlon Dudes's Henrik Larsson. But to his dismay, Henrik Larsson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Moreira in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute Henrik Larsson 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. 15 minutes into the match, Portugal's Felipe Barreto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tadej Pogačar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Moreira in the 17th minute of play. The throw-in from Daniel Pimentel in the 21st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Decathlon Dudes's Dylan van Baarle. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrik Larsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrik Larsson in the 25th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henrik Larsson in the 29th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dylan van Baarle made in the 31st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Marinus Doren however managed to control. Henrik Larsson took the ball and in the 37 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 0-2. Dylan van Baarle made in the 39th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Marinus Doren immediately put the ball in play. Wilson Amorim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Henrik Larsson went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Henrik Larsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilson Amorim was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Henrik Larsson to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Tadej Pogačar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilson Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Henrik Larsson in the 55th minute. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Moura in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadej Pogačar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Portugal's Felipe Barreto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tadej Pogačar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Portugal's Bartolomeu Dias was substituted for Viriato Moura. Tadej Pogačar 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 73rd minute. Tadej Pogačar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caetano Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After taking down the ball on Portugal's corner Felipinho Amorim fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tadej Pogačar quite easily take care of the ball. If Bartolomeu Dias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Henrik Larsson came free with the goalkeeper in the 88th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Wilson Amorim could save by the left post. Decathlon Dudes's Tadej Pogačar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipinho Amorim in the 89th minute of play. Tadej Pogačar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Moreira in the 93rd minute of play. 94 minutes into the game, Bruno Bastos threw the ball into play from the sideline. Decathlon Dudes's Cezary Bara quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The Decathlon Dudes supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Decathlon Dudes would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.