Challenge

Portugal Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Viriato Moura started the match with the kick off. Claudemiro Fragoso struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Wilson Amorim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sport Club Mavericks. Sport Club Mavericks's Timmy Zander quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Faustino Almeida, made in the 4th minute of the game. Claudemiro Fragoso scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wilson Amorim, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 11th 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. In the 13thth minute of the game Viriato Moura who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sport Club Mavericks's Xande Gay was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Pimentel in the 18th minute of play forced Sport Club Mavericks's goalkeeper Xande Gay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Sport Club Mavericks's Xande Gay got control of the ball when Felipe Barreto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sport Club Mavericks's Xande Gay proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Sport Club Mavericks from getting a goal against them. After 25 minutes Sport Club Mavericks's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Felipe Barreto who took care of the corner kick. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Sport Club Mavericks's goalkeeper Xande Gay, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Felipe Barreto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Xande Gay having to make a save. Xande Gay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sport Club Mavericks's Fernando Lucas quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Rodolfo Miranda, made in the 38th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, İslam Tunçbilek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and İslam Tunçbilek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 42 minutes of play, Sport Club Mavericks's Zézinho Lopez made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wilson Amorim was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Zézinho Lopez got free with Wilson Amorim in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Xande Gay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Felipe Barreto's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudemiro Fragoso in the 59th minute of play. Xande Gay 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 64thth minute of the game Viriato Moura who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sport Club Mavericks's Xande Gay was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Felipe Barreto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Xande Gay having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Barreto in the 67th minute of play forced Sport Club Mavericks's goalkeeper Xande Gay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xande Gay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Moreira in the 70th minute of play. Felipe Barreto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 72 minutes into the match, Sport Club Mavericks's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Xande Gay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Felipe Barreto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 76 minutes into the match, Sport Club Mavericks's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Xande Gay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. Portugal made a substitution. Bartolomeu Dias replaced Viriato Moura. Rodolfo Miranda got a throw-in 80 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Caetano Moreira. The audience was convinced that Felipinho Amorim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xande Gay was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Bartolomeu Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th 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. The supporters of Sport Club Mavericks booed when Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felipinho Amorim didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xande Gay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipinho Amorim in the 92nd minute of play. Portugal's Graciano Coutinho managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Timmy Zander in the 94 minute of the game. Sport Club Mavericks's Xande Gay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipinho Amorim in the 95th minute of play. The Portugal supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Sport Club Mavericks's performance. The match ended with a win for Sport Club Mavericks.