Challenge

Underdogs Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Viriato Moura made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, The Underdogs's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Jan Wessel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, Iustin Hațegan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and Iustin Hațegan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 6th minute Robin Boelens 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. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by The Underdogs's Robin Boelens. But to his dismay, Robin Boelens quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Boelens came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Pimentel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Jan Wessel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 25 minutes into the game, Portugal's Caetano Moreira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jan Wessel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Jan Wessel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Barreto in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 32nd minute of play forced The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jan Wessel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, The Underdogs's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Jan Wessel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan Wessel 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 35th minute. Portugal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Felipe Barreto in the 36th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of The Underdogs's goalie and right to Viriato Moura. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. The Underdogs's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 38th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Wessel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iustin Hațegan 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. In the 45th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Pimentel to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Viriato Moura's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jan Wessel was relentless in the 48th minute of the game.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felipe Barreto in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jan Wessel saved The Underdogs from getting behind. In the 53rd minute Caetano Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Wessel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Miranda threw the ball into play from the sideline. The Underdogs's Ate Kloppenburg quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 60 minutes into the game, Faustino Almeida was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Portugal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Underdogs the free kick. In the 60th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faustino Almeida to maneuver through the defense. Dolf Schoonderwoerd blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilson Amorim having to make a save. In the 62nd minute Dolf Schoonderwoerd 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. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. Portugal's Bartolomeu Dias was substituted for Viriato Moura. In the 68th minute, Bruno Bastos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 69 minutes, Dolf Schoonderwoerd managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Underdogs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dolf Schoonderwoerd was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dolf Schoonderwoerd fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilson Amorim having to interfere. Dolf Schoonderwoerd took the ball and in the 75 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 2-2. In the 86th minute, Dolf Schoonderwoerd left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Underdogs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. After having played for 88 minutes, Dolf Schoonderwoerd managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Underdogs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dolf Schoonderwoerd was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Graciano Coutinho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Jan Wessel made a huge save. With a little luck, The Underdogs's Jan Wessel got control of the ball when Bartolomeu Dias tried to sneak it across the goal line.