Challenge

Morocho Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Portugal's Viriato Moura started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, Dogo Argentino's Fang Kang Guang sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilson Amorim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fang Kang Guang might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wilson Amorim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fang Kang Guang ran back to his position shaking his head. 11 minutes into the game, Fang Kang Guang cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Wilson Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Felipe Barreto might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Daniel Raebert. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felipe Barreto ran back to his position shaking his head. Daniel Raebert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Barreto in the 14th minute of the match. Daniel Raebert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Barreto in the 16th minute of play. Daniel Raebert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute of the match Dogo Argentino 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. Egor Nikiforov ran over to the corner to take the kick. Fang Kang Guang recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fang Kang Guang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Wilson Amorim made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Fang Kang Guang sent off a good shot on target. Daniel Raebert took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caetano Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Daniel Raebert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Moura in the 31st minute of play. Portugal's Bruno Bastos quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Sid Philips, made in the 36th minute of the game. After 37 minutes of play, Portugal's Viriato Moura made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daniel Raebert was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Portugal's Wilson Amorim got control of the ball when Fang Kang Guang tried to sneak it across the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fang Kang Guang stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Fang Kang Guang came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Dogo Argentino 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 Fang Kang Guang couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, Fang Kang Guang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and Fang Kang Guang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 65 minutes into the match, Felipe Barreto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Daniel Raebert. Dogo Argentino's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felipe Barreto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Daniel Raebert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Pimentel in the 67th minute of play. Daniel Raebert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Moura in the 71st minute of the match. Sid Philips's late challenge caught a Portugal's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sid Philips helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd minute, Sid Philips hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Portugal made a substitution. Bartolomeu Dias replaced Viriato Moura. In the 73rd minute, Sid Philips hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilson Amorim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fang Kang Guang went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. In the 86th minute Bartolomeu Dias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Raebert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 87th minute Caetano Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Raebert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fang Kang Guang in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wilson Amorim saved Portugal from getting behind. Dogo Argentino's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Felipinho Amorim scored to the left of an out of position Daniel Raebert, making the score, 3-3. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.