Challenge

Sirius Black
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gervasio Chano took the kick off in the first half of the match. Sirius Dog's Cecilio Berenguer managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Faustino Almeida in the 5 minute of the game. Wilson Amorim was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Gervasio Chano capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gervasio Chano really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 8th minute Caetano Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeronimo Millan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 10 played minutes Sirius Dog got a freekick which was hit by Gervasio Chano. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sirius Dog's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Felipe Barreto was slow to take the kick. During this time Portugal's players had a chance to rest. In the 15th minute, Mateo Romano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute, Viriato Moura left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Portugal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 26 minutes into the match, Gervasio Chano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wilson Amorim. Portugal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gervasio Chano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Portugal's Daniel Pimentel managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Frederick Toeback in the 32 minute of the game. Jeronimo Millan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caetano Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Pimentel in the 35th minute of play forced Sirius Dog's goalkeeper Jeronimo Millan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Frederick Toeback threw the ball into play from the sideline. Portugal's Daniel Pimentel quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervasio Chano in the 39th minute of play. Felipe Barreto might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jeronimo Millan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felipe Barreto ran back to his position shaking his head. Sirius Dog's Jeronimo Millan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Barreto in the 41st minute of play. Gervasio Chano came free with the goalkeeper in the 43rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Wilson Amorim could save by the left post. Sirius Dog's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gervasio Chano in the 44th minute. Justo Fonda hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 51st minute of play forced Sirius Dog's goalkeeper Jeronimo Millan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Portugal's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Felipe Barreto in the 53rd minute. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervasio Chano in the 58th minute of play. Jeronimo Millan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Moura in the 61st minute of play. When the match clock showed 62 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Felipe Barreto sped through Sirius Dog's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jeronimo Millan. Urbano Lapurdi kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. If Caetano Moreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sirius Dog's Jeronimo Millan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartolomeu Dias in the 84th minute of play. 87 minutes into the game, Frederick Toeback threw the ball into play from the sideline. Portugal's Bruno Bastos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Jeronimo Millan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Felipinho Amorim in the 88th minute. Bartolomeu Dias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mateo Romano kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Portugal were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.