Challenge

Zagreb Arena
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kazimir Pendo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mathias Gavilanes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Moura in the 3rd minute of the match. Kazimir Pendo had several of the Portugal's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 5 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Wilson Amorim as he didn't even see the shot coming. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 7th minute of play forced NK Dubrava Zagreb's goalkeeper Mathias Gavilanes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, NK Dubrava Zagreb's Charles Mariano got a free kick in the 12th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Viriato Moura had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mathias Gavilanes. NK Dubrava Zagreb's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Viriato Moura was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. When Portugal's Viriato Moura in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NK Dubrava Zagreb's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Portugal's Rodolfo Miranda got a free kick in the 20th minute. If Kazimir Pendo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakab Soós in the 23rd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 26 minutes, Wilson Amorim successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 31 minutes into the match, NK Dubrava Zagreb's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Mathias Gavilanes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakab Soós, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Graciano Coutinho heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 42nd 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: 1-2. Charles Mariano kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

NK Dubrava Zagreb's Ilko Lokin was substituted for Charles Mariano. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Viriato Moura was the one to do the kick off. NK Dubrava Zagreb's Tage Myrholm managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Faustino Almeida in the 53 minute of the game. Faustino Almeida was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 59th minute Kazimir Pendo 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. In the 60th minute, Tage Myrholm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Pimentel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Mathias Gavilanes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antun Zahora might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wilson Amorim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antun Zahora ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Viriato Moura in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mathias Gavilanes saved NK Dubrava Zagreb from getting behind. When Portugal's Viriato Moura in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NK Dubrava Zagreb's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Viriato Moura in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mathias Gavilanes saved NK Dubrava Zagreb from getting behind. Portugal's Daniel Pimentel was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 69th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antun Zahora, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 81st match minute, NK Dubrava Zagreb was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tvrtko Urban to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Ludo Lambert 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. Graciano Coutinho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Mathias Gavilanes made a huge save. Mathias Gavilanes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipinho Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipinho Amorim in the 90th minute of play forced NK Dubrava Zagreb's goalkeeper Mathias Gavilanes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ludo Lambert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lv Xi Cheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Antun Zahora's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilson Amorim was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Portugal eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.