Challenge

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Grabiel Escorcia got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Grabiel Escorcia fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Wilson Amorim, passed just outside the right post. After having played for 4 minutes, Grabiel Escorcia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nacional's supporters crossed their fingers, but Grabiel Escorcia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Grabiel Escorcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilson Amorim having to make a save. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. When Grabiel Escorcia came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Nacional 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 Grabiel Escorcia couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Grabiel Escorcia put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Wilson Amorim. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 29th minute of the match. Felipe Barreto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristiano Aveiro having to make a save. Nacional's Cristiano Aveiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Barreto in the 33rd minute of play. Cristiano Aveiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Felipe Barreto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristiano Aveiro was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. In the 40th minute Daniel Pimentel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Aveiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Graciano Coutinho to maneuver through the defense. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 46th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

53 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Cristiano Aveiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grabiel Escorcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wilson Amorim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grabiel Escorcia ran back to his position shaking his head. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Felipe Barreto 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: 1-1. Nacional made a substitution. Walme Yurre replaced Mendiko Bueres. The supporters of Portugal booed when Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camilo Candido didn't get a good kick on the ball. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. A collision led to Nacional getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Camilo Candido hit a great ball. Grabiel Escorcia struck a weak shot in the 74th 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 Nacional. Cristiano Aveiro was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and Bartolomeu Dias capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bartolomeu Dias really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Nacional's Ranolfo Piedrahita was substituted for Joseph Gayoso. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 84th minute of the match. After 86 minutes of play, Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia made it 2-2 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! Grabiel Escorcia struck a weak shot in the 88th 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 Nacional. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Pimentel in the 91st minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Cristiano Aveiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute, Ranolfo Piedrahita made a precise shot to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2.