Challenge

New York Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) . SC Manhattan .'s Alfredinho Negri started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredinho Negri in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute of the match . SC Manhattan . 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. Prince Polo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Emil Hellman almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Portugal's Wilson Amorim did a great save. After taking down the ball on . SC Manhattan .'s corner Prince Polo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Wilson Amorim quite easily take care of the ball. Portugal's Wilson Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. Wilson Amorim was a little too slow when Caetano Levandowsky got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 1-0. Alfredinho Negri received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Wilson Amorim came out and tried to block the shot, but Alfredinho Negri slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 16th minute. Mazarópi Barros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Caetano Levandowsky blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilson Amorim having to make a save. Portugal's Wilson Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. Felipe Barreto might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mazarópi Barros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felipe Barreto ran back to his position shaking his head. 24 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Mazarópi Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caetano Levandowsky might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wilson Amorim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Caetano Levandowsky ran back to his position shaking his head. Portugal's Wilson Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. Mazarópi Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Barreto in the 29th minute of the match. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredinho Negri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredinho Negri came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caetano Levandowsky's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 36thth minute, Wilson Amorim skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 37 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Mazarópi Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Felipe Barreto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mazarópi Barros was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Mazarópi Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caetano Moreira in the 45th minute of the match. Felipe Barreto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mazarópi Barros having to make a save. In the 47th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mazarópi Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Viriato Moura to make the kick off. Felipe Barreto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Mazarópi Barros made a huge save. After 57 minutes, Alfredinho Negri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the . SC Manhattan . and the Portugal players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, . SC Manhattan .'s Alfredinho Negri got a free kick in the 57th minute. Alfredinho Negri hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfredinho Negri in the 61st 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, Viriato Moura made a precise shot to the right of Mazarópi Barros. . SC Manhattan .'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. . SC Manhattan .'s Anísio Lara was substituted for Emil Hellman. In the 74th minute Viriato Moura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mazarópi Barros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wilson Amorim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfredinho Negri went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. In the 82nd minute Alfredinho Negri 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. Mazarópi Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Pimentel in the 83rd minute of the match. Mazarópi Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Pimentel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Felipinho Amorim came free, but Mazarópi Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mazarópi Barros didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Portugal's Felipinho Amorim shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-2 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 95th minute Alfredinho Negri 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. For all the effort they put into the match, the Portugal players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for . SC Manhattan ..