Challenge

Portugal Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alex Mansilha made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alex Mansilha in the 2nd 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 3rd minute of the match Academica Pulheim 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. Alex Mansilha ran over to the corner to take the kick. Joachim Kretschmer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilson Amorim having to interfere. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Bruno Bastos hit a great ball. Alex Mansilha, 10 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Mansilha in the 13th minute of play. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Mansilha in the 13th minute of play. In the 17th minute Kurt Ahrem 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. In the 18th minute, Joachim Kretschmer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Academica Pulheim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Ole Pankok kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Mansilha in the 22nd minute of play. If Kurt Ahrem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rodolfo Miranda hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurt Ahrem in the 29th minute of the match. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joachim Kretschmer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th match minute, Academica Pulheim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Beuke to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Academica Pulheim booed when Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felipe Barreto didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Portugal players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Academica Pulheim were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Viriato Moura to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Academica Pulheim's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Paul Heyckendorf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Heyckendorf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rdth minute of the game Felipe Barreto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Academica Pulheim's Paul Heyckendorf was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 64th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Heyckendorf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. 70 minutes into the game, Portugal's Felipinho Amorim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paul Heyckendorf made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Lutz Golke scored 2-2 in the 73rd 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. Lutz Golke could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Wilson Amorim made a huge save. 82 minutes into the match, Zbigniew Setara 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 Zbigniew Setara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Lutz Golke scored 2-4 in the 90th 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. In the 93rd minute of the match, Maxime Vrints tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Wilson Amorim saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd rose to their feet as Maxime Vrints kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Wilson Amorim. That made the score 2-5 in the 96 minute of play. Academica Pulheim's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.