Challenge

Scaena Invicto
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Sean Mallecots made the kick off and thus started the match. Ruud Schautens's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Wilson Amorim firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 8th minute of the match Invictus FC 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. Ron Aelgoet ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Invictus FC's Ruud Schautens to fire away a dangerous shot which Wilson Amorim despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Eddy Stoorms 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 10th minute. The throw-in from Fabricio Andrade in the 11th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Invictus FC's Alexander Hendrickx. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Sean Mallecots 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Invictus FC's Sean Mallecots slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wilson Amorim. That made the score 2-0 after 16 minutes of play. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 20 played minutes Invictus FC got a freekick which was hit by Octave Hendrickx. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Viriato Moura in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eddy Stoorms saved Invictus FC from getting behind. 23 minutes into the match, Invictus FC's Sean Mallecots sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilson Amorim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A well-hit corner resulted in Emmanuel Hylen heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 24th minute, Emmanuel Hylen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 28 minutes into the match, Invictus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Eddy Stoorms reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eddy Stoorms took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th match minute, Invictus FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Hendrickx to maneuver through the defense. Portugal's attentive Bruno Bastos managed to snatch the ball when Octave Hendrickx made a throw-in in the 38th minute of the game. The supporters of Portugal booed when Invictus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emmanuel Hylen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wilson Amorim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sean Mallecots went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Bruno Bastos kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Viriato Moura made the kick off in the second half. Invictus FC's Eddy Stoorms played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 54th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, Sean Mallecots stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and Sean Mallecots tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Portugal's Bartolomeu Dias was substituted for Viriato Moura. Invictus FC's Octaaf Van der Meiren was substituted for Alexander Hendrickx. Invictus FC's Eddy Stoorms played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 87th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, Sean Mallecots stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and Sean Mallecots tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Fabricio Andrade hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Felipinho Amorim left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Portugal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Invictus FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.