RODOS ARENA
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 10, 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. Marcin Wawro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilson Amorim having to make a save. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Bruno Bastos hit a great ball. 4 minutes into the match, Sakis Satrapis sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Wilson Amorim threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Sakis Satrapis this time. In the 5th minute Lakis Traganitis 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 Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lakis Traganitis in the 7th minute of play. After having played for 9 minutes, Marcin Wawro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RODOS F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcin Wawro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lakis Traganitis in the 10th minute of the match. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Graciano Coutinho hit a great ball. Marcin Wawro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, Wilson Amorim skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 20th minute of the match, Lakis Traganitis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Wilson Amorim saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The corner ended in Sakis Satrapis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Portugal's Wilson Amorim did a great save. The supporters of Portugal booed when RODOS F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcin Wawro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Caetano Moreira charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Caetano Moreira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Caetano Moreira kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Lakis Traganitis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Wilson Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcin Wawro, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Graciano Coutinho hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 34 minutes into the game, RODOS F.C.'s Lakis Traganitis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wilson Amorim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. With a little luck, Portugal's Wilson Amorim got control of the ball when Marcin Wawro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felipe Barreto kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. When Caetano Moreira came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Portugal 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 Caetano Moreira couldn't finish the play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcin Wawro was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caetano Moreira in the 54th minute of play forced RODOS F.C.'s goalkeeper Rab Cura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Felipe Barreto came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Portugal 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 Felipe Barreto couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, RODOS F.C.'s Rab Cura got control of the ball when Felipe Barreto tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 58 played minutes Felipe Barreto rounded RODOS F.C.'s defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. In the 60th minute, Marcin Wawro made a precise shot to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Fabricio Andrade hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Portugal's attentive Daniel Pimentel managed to snatch the ball when Hillar Vent made a throw-in in the 65th minute of the game. With a little luck, RODOS F.C.'s Rab Cura got control of the ball when Felipe Barreto tried to sneak it across the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Lakis Traganitis came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. RODOS F.C.'s Dimitris Venieris was substituted for Gilberto Funes. RODOS F.C. made a substitution. Pipis Markomichalis replaced Petros Meimarakis. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. After 85 minutes, Marcin Wawro made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Portugal's Wilson Amorim tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Caetano Moreira hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. RODOS F.C.'s Rab Cura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipinho Amorim in the 90th minute of play. RODOS F.C.'s Rab Cura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caetano Moreira in the 93rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Portugal's Felipinho Amorim slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rab Cura. That made the score 4-2 after 94 minutes of play. RODOS F.C.'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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