Challenge

Portugal Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Viriato Moura started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilson Andrade in the 5th minute of the match. The throw-in from Fabricio Andrade in the 7th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by GLADIADORES's Léo Pinho. In the 7th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabricio Andrade to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, Wilson Andrade stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and Wilson Andrade tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A sloppy throw-in by Bruno Bastos in the 16th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by GLADIADORES's Léo Pinho. After 17 minutes, Fabricio Andrade mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Portugal and the GLADIADORES players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 21st minute GLADIADORES were awarded a corner. Wilson Andrade went to the cornerflag to take it. After 25 played minutes, Portugal's Felipe Barreto shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Andrei Cerbu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Portugal reached it. 26 minutes into the match, Wilson Andrade had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wilson Andrade was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 31st minute, Felipe Barreto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andrei Cerbu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 33rd minute Wilson Andrade 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. Wilson Andrade struck a weak shot in the 36th 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 GLADIADORES. In the 39th minute, Portugal's Viriato Moura ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Andrei Cerbu. Andrei Cerbu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. With a little luck, GLADIADORES's Andrei Cerbu got control of the ball when Daniel Pimentel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wilson Amorim stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wilson Andrade's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wilson Andrade to strike the kick off in the second half. If Wilson Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Graciano Coutinho hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Tales Toledo was extremely unlucky when he, in the 61st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Graciano Coutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 66 minutes Portugal's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wilson Andrade who took care of the corner kick. Wilson Andrade made a great header on GLADIADORES's corner, it was just that Portugal's Wilson Amorim managed to reach the ball for a save. Bruno Bastos tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Wilson Amorim. An unnecessary self made goal, 2-2 in the 67th minute. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilson Andrade in the 72nd minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th 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. Wilson Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilson Amorim having to interfere. In the 85th minute, Bartolomeu Dias 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: 3-3. In the 88th minute Wilson Andrade 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. After 90 minutes of play, GLADIADORES's Wilson Andrade made it 3-4 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! Andrei Cerbu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Pimentel in the 93rd minute of the match. Andrei Cerbu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 95th minute of play. Wilson Amorim was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Wilson Andrade showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-5 in the 97 minute of play. The GLADIADORES players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.