Challenge

Ligga Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Deilmison van Basten took the kick off in the first half of the match. Wilson Amorim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deilmison van Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After having played for 5 minutes, Deilmison van Basten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ATHLETICO PRaiano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Deilmison van Basten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Robin van Persie got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Deilmison van Basten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 21 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Deilmison van Basten came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodriguinho Sousa 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 26th minute. After some careless play in the Portugal defense, Deilmison van Basten 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 35th minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deilmison van Basten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Wilson Amorim made a huge save. Rodriguinho Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Moreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. In the 46th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodriguinho Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Viriato Moura made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Portugal's Felipe Barreto ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rodriguinho Sousa. Rodriguinho Sousa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Rodriguinho Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Pimentel in the 55th minute of the match. 57 minutes into the match, ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Sousa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felipe Barreto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Barreto in the 59th minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 63rd minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Rodriguinho Sousa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save ATHLETICO PRaiano from getting a goal against them. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 68th minute of play. Rodriguinho Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Moreira in the 71st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Portugal's Caetano Moreira slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rodriguinho Sousa. That made the score 2-2 after 77 minutes of play. ATHLETICO PRaiano made a substitution. Denílson Magalhães replaced Robin van Persie. Portugal made a substitution. Bartolomeu Dias replaced Viriato Moura. 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 Deilmison van Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felipinho Amorim got free with Rodriguinho Sousa in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Rodriguinho Sousa got control of the ball when Felipinho Amorim tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 93 played minutes ATHLETICO PRaiano got a freekick which was hit by Gaétan Govou. In the 94th minute Bartolomeu Dias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodriguinho Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Portugal players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented ATHLETICO PRaiano from taking control. The game ends in a draw.