Challenge

Portugal Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Viriato Moura kicked off to start the match. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dido Vanev in the 2nd minute of play. In the 12th minute, Okaner Kornes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilko Timov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Todorov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lilko Timov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caetano Moreira in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Dido Vanev 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 Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benet Rano in the 22nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Benet Rano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Wilson Amorim. The Portugal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Wilson Amorim should have stopped the shot. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dido Vanev in the 34th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in VN SOKOLI-VARNA's zone, Daniel Pimentel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lilko Timov came out of the goal and Daniel Pimentel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dido Vanev in the 41st minute of the match. Lilko Timov 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 42nd minute. If Felipe Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Lilko Timov got control of the ball when Felipe Barreto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dido Vanev to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Barreto in the 51st minute of play forced VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Lilko Timov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Barreto in the 54th minute of play forced VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Lilko Timov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Lilko Timov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dido Vanev in the 59th 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 Benet Rano in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute Viriato Moura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilko Timov 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 Hong Feng Jian went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marian Todorov, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 82nd minute Benet Rano 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. Lilko Timov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Moreira in the 93rd minute of play. Lilko Timov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 94th minute of play. In the 94th minute Bartolomeu Dias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilko Timov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched VN SOKOLI-VARNA eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.