Challenge

Campo Cel. Rui Horta
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Celso Eiró started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, GD Almargense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adérito Pinheiro to maneuver through the defense. Benedito Rebelo succeeded in the game's 13th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. 16 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when GD Almargense's Adérito Pinheiro fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After 18 minutes of play, Colombia's Axel Montenegro made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Claudemiro Tristão was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 21st minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudemiro Tristão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudemiro Tristão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, GD Almargense's Benedito Rebelo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 30th minute of play forced GD Almargense's goalkeeper Claudemiro Tristão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Abram Sarmiento made a precise shot to the right of Claudemiro Tristão. GD Almargense's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Joško Gvardiol managed to get in a good position for a shot. GD Almargense's supporters rose to their feet, but Joško Gvardiol was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pedro Manzanares was a little too slow when Adérito Pinheiro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 3-3. 39 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexandre Eanes. Benedito Rebelo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 45 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Santino Seco. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abram Sarmiento made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Samuel Navarro got a free kick in the 55th minute. GD Almargense made a substitution. Carlos Vides replaced Callum Doyle. GD Almargense made a substitution. Zarco Patrício replaced Adérito Pinheiro. In the 61st match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. After 62 played minutes, GD Almargense's Alexandre Eanes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in GD Almargense reached it. After 66th play minutes Carlos Vides shot 5-3, a short shot which went by Pedro Manzanares and just under the crossbar into goal. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 72nd minute of play forced GD Almargense's goalkeeper Claudemiro Tristão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Valadares in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute Carlos Vides shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The GD Almargense fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when GD Almargense's Zarco Patrício looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Vides in the 89th minute of play. After having played for 90 minutes, Alexandre Eanes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GD Almargense's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexandre Eanes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zarco Patrício in the 94th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandre Valadares came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. GD Almargense walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.