Challenge

Est Hernando Siles
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Elias Quadros took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th play minute Mario Fernandino came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Armindo Bettencourt. 1-0. 10 minutes in the game Alfonso de la Cruz did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Mario Fernandino. Joshua Miralles made in the 13th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Mario Fernandino. Joaquim Carvalhais's late challenge caught a Bolivia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joaquim Carvalhais helped the player get up and apologised. Joaquim Carvalhais hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Armindo Bettencourt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eduardo Fontirroig in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute, Eduardo Fontirroig reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Armindo Bettencourt. The goal made the score 2-0. Camilo Freixa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Carvalhais in the 25th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 31 minutes, Armindo Bettencourt successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of Rua da Pinga booed when Bolivia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejandro Villa didn't get a good kick on the ball. João Balsemão sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 39 minutes into the match, Bolivia's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquim Carvalhais came free, but Camilo Freixa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Rua da Pinga's goalkeeper Armindo Bettencourt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mario Fernandino. Joshua Miralles made in the 42nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Mario Fernandino. Armindo Bettencourt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Fontirroig, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Rua da Pinga's goal looked a bit too open when Julio Chicote came free, but Armindo Bettencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mario Fernandino was the one to do the kick off. Rua da Pinga's Silvano Trigueiro managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Joshua Miralles in the 56 minute of the game. Rua da Pinga's Albérico Gouveia quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Joshua Miralles, made in the 58th minute of the game. Armindo Bettencourt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio Chicote in the 61st minute of the match. In the 62ndth minute of the game Eduardo Fontirroig who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rua da Pinga's Armindo Bettencourt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Armindo Bettencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfonso de la Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute Mario Fernandino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Bettencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armindo Bettencourt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso de la Cruz in the 72nd minute of the match. Armindo Bettencourt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Fontirroig in the 73rd minute of play. Armindo Bettencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Fontirroig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the match, Mario Fernandino notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Rua da Pinga's Armindo Bettencourt. Armindo Bettencourt was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Armindo Bettencourt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Fernandino in the 87th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Joshua Miralles in the 90th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Rua da Pinga's Joaquim Carvalhais. In the 91st minute of the game Ismael Tejedor made a throw-in which Alfredo Ferrant played forward. In the 95th match minute, Rua da Pinga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Correia to maneuver through the defense.