Challenge

Λrena 51
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Graciano Coutinho in the 3rd minute of play. Theo Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Pimentel, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Felipe Barreto made a great header on Portugal's corner, it was just that Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado managed to reach the ball for a save. Emil Berntzen kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 8thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Portugal's keeper Wilson Amorim was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Peder Solevåg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilson Amorim having to interfere. 18 minutes into the game, Graciano Coutinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Portugal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Λstral Villains FC the free kick. In the 18th minute, Graciano Coutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the match, Graciano Coutinho notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado. Theo Machado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zane Platt made in the 23rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Anderson Zonta. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Barreto in the 26th minute of play forced Λstral Villains FC's goalkeeper Theo Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anderson Zonta kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Portugal's attentive Faustino Almeida managed to snatch the ball when Zane Platt made a throw-in in the 30th minute of the game. After 32 minutes of play, Portugal's Felipe Barreto made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Theo Machado was left in no man's land by his defense there! Theo Machado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Pimentel, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Peder Solevåg's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Wilson Amorim firmly grabbed it by the left post. Pedro Cavalcante kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Rodolfo Miranda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Berntzen in the 51st minute of play. In the 62nd minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theo Machado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Theo Machado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. In the 72nd minute, Portugal's Bartolomeu Dias ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Theo Machado. Theo Machado yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. 76 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Holand came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Λstral Villains FC's Theo Machado got control of the ball when Daniel Pimentel tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 87th 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 88th minute, Lars Holand left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Λstral Villains FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-6. After 91 played minutes Λstral Villains FC got a freekick which was hit by Yngve Feragen. A hard shot 92 in the game by Bartolomeu Dias from a close distance when the talented Theo Machado managed to make a qualified save. Λstral Villains FC's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, Λstral Villains FC's Peder Solevåg got a free kick in the 95th minute. The Portugal supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Portugal would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.