BakanakhaUbago Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Selebi-Phikwe's Cléberson Neves 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. Rafik Oliwa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rafik Oliwa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cléberson Neves might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wilson Amorim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cléberson Neves ran back to his position shaking his head. 13 minutes into the match, Selebi-Phikwe's Cléberson Neves sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wilson Amorim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rafik Oliwa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilson Amorim having to make a save. In the 18th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felipe Barreto to maneuver through the defense. Faustino Almeida made in the 19th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Graciano Coutinho. Cléberson Neves in the 21stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Wilson Amorim, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Selebi-Phikwe's Cléberson Neves was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 21st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Cléberson Neves who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 26thth minute tested the skills of Wilson Amorim when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Cléberson Neves received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Wilson Amorim came out and tried to block the shot, but Cléberson Neves slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 28th minute. Daniel Pimentel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christof Deroek having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, Selebi-Phikwe's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Christof Deroek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Selebi-Phikwe's goal looked a bit too open when Viriato Moura came free, but Christof Deroek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Portugal getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Bruno Bastos hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Abid Bubalo 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. 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.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Viriato Moura made a kick off. Felipe Barreto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Christof Deroek made a huge save. Christof Deroek 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 54th minute. Christof Deroek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Viriato Moura in the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute Portugal were awarded a corner. Felipe Barreto went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Fabricio Andrade got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Christof Deroek quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Christof Deroek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viriato Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 64th minute Cléberson Neves 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. Abid Bubalo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Wilson Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Portugal made a substitution. Bartolomeu Dias replaced Viriato Moura. Selebi-Phikwe made a substitution. Rubinho de Castro replaced Marc Thidén. With an all-out effort, Portugal's Christof Deroek threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Bartolomeu Dias, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When Felipinho Amorim came up free with the goalie in the 78th 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 Felipinho Amorim couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 83rd minute of play forced Selebi-Phikwe's goalkeeper Christof Deroek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felipinho Amorim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Christof Deroek made a huge save. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Cléberson Neves sped through Portugal's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Wilson Amorim. In the 89th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Bastos to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Cléberson Neves came free, but Wilson Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Selebi-Phikwe fully deserved thier win.
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