Challenge

Portugal Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Karl-Oskar Apelkvist took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of INTOCABLES 2oo4 booed when Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faustino Almeida didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Oskar Apelkvist came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. INTOCABLES 2oo4's attentive Diego Armando managed to snatch the ball when Faustino Almeida made a throw-in in the 12th minute of the game. 13 minutes into the game, Karl-Oskar Apelkvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Wilson Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 17th minute, Felipe Barreto reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Robert Bresson. The goal made the score 1-1. Igor Batuecas kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. 30 minutes into the game, Igor Batuecas threw the ball into play from the sideline. Portugal's Bruno Bastos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 31st minute Portugal were awarded a corner. Felipe Barreto went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Felipe Barreto almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but INTOCABLES 2oo4's Robert Bresson did a great save. Karl-Oskar Apelkvist's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wilson Amorim read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Barreto in the 39th minute of play forced INTOCABLES 2oo4's goalkeeper Robert Bresson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robert Bresson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Barreto in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Karl-Oskar Apelkvist came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the game, Eche Mingas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Wilson Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Viriato Moura made a kick off. Felipe Barreto might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Robert Bresson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felipe Barreto ran back to his position shaking his head. Daniel Pimentel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Robert Bresson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Robert Bresson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felipe Barreto went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. INTOCABLES 2oo4's Ibon Duarte was substituted for Mahmoud Alaba. INTOCABLES 2oo4 made a substitution. Arnaitz Bartumeu replaced Eche Mingas. After some careless play in the INTOCABLES 2oo4 defense, Felipe Barreto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robert Bresson. The INTOCABLES 2oo4 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robert Bresson should have stopped the shot. When Zhuang Xing Ting came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the INTOCABLES 2oo4 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zhuang Xing Ting couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Portugal's Bruno Bastos got a free kick in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes into the game, Manoj Espinosa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Wilson Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ibon Duarte got free with Wilson Amorim in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Robert Bresson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 77th minute of play. The supporters of INTOCABLES 2oo4 booed when Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Pimentel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manoj Espinosa in the 86th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, INTOCABLES 2oo4's Manoj Espinosa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilson Amorim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ibon Duarte blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th 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 89th minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. In the 90th minute, Raul Caetano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute, Bartolomeu Dias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robert Bresson was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-3. Bruno Bastos hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. INTOCABLES 2oo4's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.