Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, STAL ST WOLA's Roman Matai got control of the ball when Olavo Eiró tried to sneak it across the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, STAL ST WOLA's goalkeeper Roman Matai had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olavo Eiró. 8 minutes into the match, STAL ST WOLA's goalkeeper Roman Matai had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Olavo Eiró. If Quim Barreiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Almiro Setúbal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michel Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. STAL ST WOLA's Roman Matai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quim Barreiros in the 29th minute of play. 1-0 became the score in the 30th minute when Quim Barreiros elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Portugal's zone, Michel Batistuta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Almiro Setúbal came out of the goal and Michel Batistuta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Almiro Setúbal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michel Batistuta in the 36th minute of play. U21 Portugal's Almiro Setúbal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaw Bendyk in the 37th minute of play. 39 minutes into the game, Gustaw Bendyk cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Almiro Setúbal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The score stood at 1-1 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 Quim Barreiros to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51stth minute of the game Quim Barreiros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but STAL ST WOLA's Roman Matai was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 52nd minute of the match U21 Portugal got a corner. STAL ST WOLA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Olavo Eiró ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Olavo Eiró got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Roman Matai quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Roman Matai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olavo Eiró in the 54th minute of the match. When Olavo Eiró came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the U21 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 Olavo Eiró couldn't finish the play. STAL ST WOLA's Roman Matai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quim Barreiros in the 57th minute of play. A collision led to U21 Portugal getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Paulo Velasques hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Batistuta in the 61st minute of play forced U21 Portugal's goalkeeper Almiro Setúbal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute Michel Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almiro Setúbal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. STAL ST WOLA's Roman Matai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olavo Eiró in the 69th minute of play. Zygmunt Bielejewski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. U21 Portugal's Ronaldo Nunes was substituted for Olavo Eiró. U21 Portugal's Norberto Henriques was substituted for Germano Saraiva. After a rather tough play, STAL ST WOLA's Arkadiusz Solecki got a free kick in the 74th minute. U21 Portugal's Ronaldo Nunes got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Almiro Setúbal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zygmunt Bielejewski in the 77th minute. Almiro Setúbal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Batistuta in the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th minute of the match STAL ST WOLA got a corner. U21 Portugal's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Artaç Hendekli ran over to the corner to take the kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zygmunt Bielejewski during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 81st match minute, STAL ST WOLA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zygmunt Bielejewski to maneuver through the defense. Zygmunt Bielejewski kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Batistuta in the 85th minute of play forced U21 Portugal's goalkeeper Almiro Setúbal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute Michel Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almiro Setúbal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roman Matai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Pinheiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. STAL ST WOLA's Roman Matai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Nunes in the 89th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ronaldo Nunes during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ronaldo Nunes kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Almiro Setúbal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michel Batistuta, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Roman Matai stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ronaldo Nunes's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.