Challenge

Koshnichari
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Luo Feng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Barreto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omurtag Venchev in the 7th minute of play. Нотингам's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zapryan Sakarov in the 8th minute. Mustafa İzzet Ağçelik was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 10 minutes into the game, Rodd Lockwood 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. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Нотингам's goalkeeper Luo Feng, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Barreto in the 15th minute of play forced Нотингам's goalkeeper Luo Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Felipe Barreto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 21 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Omurtag Venchev came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luo Feng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Нотингам's Luo Feng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Viriato Moura in the 26th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Нотингам's zone, Felipe Barreto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luo Feng came out of the goal and Felipe Barreto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Felipe Barreto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luo Feng. Нотингам's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felipe Barreto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 40th minute, Caetano Moreira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luo Feng was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Нотингам's Luo Feng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Pimentel in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th play minute Rodd Lockwood came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Wilson Amorim. 2-2. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Rodd Lockwood made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Rodd Lockwood notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Portugal's Wilson Amorim. Wilson Amorim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omurtag Venchev in the 60th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Нотингам's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zapryan Sakarov in the 61st minute. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. After 71 minutes, Bartolomeu Dias made it 5-3 with a short kick to the right side. Нотингам's Luo Feng tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rodd Lockwood in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wilson Amorim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Rodd Lockwood's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilson Amorim was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Dos Santos in the 79th minute of the match. Rodd Lockwood sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Dos Santos in the 84th minute of play. Rodd Lockwood hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bartolomeu Dias in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luo Feng saved Нотингам from getting behind. Wilson Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodd Lockwood in the 91st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Omurtag Venchev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Нотингам's supporters rose to their feet, but Omurtag Venchev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wilson Amorim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wilson Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodd Lockwood, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zapryan Sakarov in the 96th minute of play. Нотингам walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.