Challenge

Estadio
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nuno Porto made the kick off which started today's match. When Zeferino Valido fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lofi Girl Portimao's protests and gave Zeferino Valido a yellow card for diving instead. In the 2nd match minute, Lofi Girl Portimao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeferino Valido to maneuver through the defense. Maximiliano Escribano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Afonso Mourato tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 6 minutes into the game, Nuno Porto recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Joaquin Gayoso. Nuno Porto showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francisco Seco in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Afonso Mourato saved Lofi Girl Portimao from getting behind. After 16 minutes, Josué Esparteiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lofi Girl Portimao and the Uruguay players grew even worse after the yellow card. Josué Esparteiro hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Uruguay's Bruno Beldad got a free kick in the 20th minute. If Maximiliano Escribano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 29th minute Maximiliano Escribano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afonso Mourato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Afonso Mourato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Escribano in the 29th minute of the match. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lofi Girl Portimao's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jaime Cazalla was slow to take the kick. During this time Uruguay's players had a chance to rest. In the 33rd match minute, Uruguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximiliano Escribano to maneuver through the defense. 35 minutes into the match, Uruguay's Francisco Seco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Afonso Mourato narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Francisco Seco came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Uruguay 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 Francisco Seco couldn't finish the play. Adam George made in the 43rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Carlos Melo however managed to control. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Francisco Seco to strike the kick off in the second half. Joaquin Gayoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Porto in the 57th minute of play. Joaquin Gayoso didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Lofi Girl Portimao's Carlos Melo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. The supporters of Lofi Girl Portimao booed when Uruguay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximiliano Escribano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lofi Girl Portimao made a substitution. Alcides Porto replaced Januário Sá. In the 62nd match minute, Uruguay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximiliano Escribano to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Escribano in the 64th minute of play forced Lofi Girl Portimao's goalkeeper Afonso Mourato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maximiliano Escribano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74th minute, Maximiliano Escribano 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. After some careless play in the Lofi Girl Portimao defense, Francisco Seco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Afonso Mourato. The Lofi Girl Portimao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Afonso Mourato should have stopped the shot. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Melo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquin Gayoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim Matos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lofi Girl Portimao's goalkeeper Afonso Mourato, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nuno Porto scored 3-2 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joaquin Gayoso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Uruguay's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Lofi Girl Portimao had won, even though Uruguay had held more of the ball.