Challenge

Scaena Invicto
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sean Mallecots got the match started through his kick off. When Sean Mallecots came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Invictus FC 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 Sean Mallecots couldn't finish the play. 6 minutes into the match, Daniel Pimentel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eddy Stoorms. Invictus FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Pimentel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Maxim Van den Berghe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilson Amorim having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, Sean Mallecots 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 Sean Mallecots was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Sean Mallecots managed to get in a good position for a shot. Invictus FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sean Mallecots 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. In the 22nd minute, Sean Mallecots ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wilson Amorim was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 26 minutes into the match, Felipe Barreto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eddy Stoorms. Invictus FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felipe Barreto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Eddy Stoorms made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Moura in the 28th minute of play. Eddy Stoorms took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Caetano Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st minute, Viriato Moura ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eddy Stoorms was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Sean Mallecots blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wilson Amorim having to make a save. Emmanuel Hylen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Wilson Amorim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viriato Moura in the 47th minute of play forced Invictus FC's goalkeeper Eddy Stoorms to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 3-3 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Viriato Moura to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Sean Mallecots 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. Portugal's Wilson Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sean Mallecots in the 51st minute of play. Ruud Schautens recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 57th minute Felipe Barreto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddy Stoorms saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sean Mallecots in the 62nd minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Wilson Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eddy Stoorms was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Caetano Moreira showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-4 in the 63 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Caetano Moreira kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Eddy Stoorms. That made the score 3-5 in the 68 minute of play. Portugal made a substitution. Felipinho Amorim replaced Felipe Barreto. 76 minutes into the match, Felipinho Amorim notched a goal, 3-6, to the right of Invictus FC's Eddy Stoorms. Eddy Stoorms was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Invictus FC's Octaaf Van der Meiren was substituted for Alexander Hendrickx. Invictus FC's Eddy Stoorms played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Pimentel in the 81st minute of play. Eddy Stoorms took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Pimentel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Bartolomeu Dias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eddy Stoorms was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Eddy Stoorms made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartolomeu Dias in the 85th minute of play. Eddy Stoorms made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipinho Amorim in the 87th minute of play. Invictus FC's Eddy Stoorms proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Invictus FC from getting a goal against them. Maxwell van Beek charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maxwell van Beek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Invictus FC's Maxwell van Beek got a free kick in the 89th minute. In the 94th minute Rodolfo Miranda collided with an opponent which caused him a fractured collar bone. In the 96th minute, Jordi Janssen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Portugal had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.