Challenge

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Turgay Hafi kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Turgay Hafi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bancruz F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After 6 played minutes Bancruz F.C got a freekick which was hit by Placido Oto. 8 minutes into the game, Bancruz F.C's Turgay Hafi 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, 2-0. In the 10th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caetano Moreira to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Bancruz F.C's Kyle Cooley got a free kick in the 13th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Bancruz F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Barreto came free, but Ciro Nerio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciro Nerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Barreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Bancruz F.C's zone, Daniel Pimentel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciro Nerio came out of the goal and Daniel Pimentel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 24 played minutes Portugal got a freekick which was hit by Graciano Coutinho. Ciro Nerio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felipe Barreto went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. If Turgay Hafi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 30 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Turgay Hafi came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Portugal's zone, Turgay Hafi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Amorim came out of the goal and Turgay Hafi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 35 minutes into the game, Portugal's Caetano Moreira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ciro Nerio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Wilson Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Turgay Hafi in the 44th minute of the match. In the 45th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caetano Moreira to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Felipe Barreto took a quick shot and it went in 3-3 without a chance for Ciro Nerio to make any attempt to save it. In the 57thth minute of the game Turgay Hafi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Portugal's Wilson Amorim was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 58thth minute of the game Viriato Moura who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bancruz F.C's Ciro Nerio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Ciro Nerio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rd minute Turgay Hafi 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. Ciro Nerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caetano Moreira in the 68th minute of the match. Bancruz F.C's Guillermo Monico was substituted for Clodoveo Matro. Bancruz F.C's Çelikan Koçaş was substituted for Turgay Hafi. Portugal's Felipinho Amorim was substituted for Felipe Barreto. 74 minutes into the game, Çelikan Koçaş cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-4. Wilson Amorim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Çelikan Koçaş in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabricio Andrade to maneuver through the defense. Çelikan Koçaş took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wilson Amorim. Wilson Amorim dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-4. In the 86th minute Placido Oto 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 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Çelikan Koçaş in the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Çelikan Koçaş left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bancruz F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-4. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Çelikan Koçaş 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. Bancruz F.C were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Portugal for a fine match.