Challenge

Estádio Misericordia
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Misericordia EC's Valdomiro Luz 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. Paulo Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paio York, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Monsanto in the 7th minute of play forced Misericordia EC's goalkeeper Paulo Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Marcos Monsanto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Leão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Portugal's Leal Simões proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Portugal from getting a goal against them. Paulo Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Monsanto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Misericordia EC's Gualter Lima got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute, one of Misericordia EC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Misericordia EC. The referee gave Portugal a penalty, 31 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Paio York, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Misericordia EC's Paulo Leão. 0-1. Paulo Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paio York, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paio York, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Misericordia EC's Paulo Leão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paio York in the 40th minute of play. The supporters of Portugal booed when Misericordia EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zico Maravilha didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Monsanto in the 47th minute of play forced Misericordia EC's goalkeeper Paulo Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Paio York was the one to do the kick off. Paulo Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Monsanto in the 51st minute of the match. Paulo Leão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Taveira in the 53rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francisco Taveira in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulo Leão saved Misericordia EC from getting behind. With a little luck, Misericordia EC's Paulo Leão got control of the ball when Marcos Monsanto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paio York had several of the Misericordia EC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 59 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-3 score and a disappointed Paulo Leão as he didn't even see the shot coming. Misericordia EC's Paulo Leão proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Misericordia EC from getting a goal against them. Marcos Monsanto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paulo Leão having to make a save. Paulo Leão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Monsanto in the 64th minute of play. Paulo Leão made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Francisco Taveira sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdomiro Luz in the 68th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Leal Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Gualter Lima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Portugal's Filipe Viveiros was substituted for Marcos Monsanto. The supporters of Portugal booed when Misericordia EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gualter Lima didn't get a good kick on the ball. Portugal's Filipe Viveiros couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Misericordia EC. Paulo Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paio York, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute Paio York shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Leão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Paio York 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: 0-4. 86 minutes into the match, Portugal's Paio York sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paulo Leão narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Paulo Leão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paio York, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Portugal's Matias Leal got a free kick in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paio York in the 92nd minute of play forced Misericordia EC's goalkeeper Paulo Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 95 played minutes Portugal got a freekick which was hit by Vicente Madruga. The Portugal players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.