Challenge

Arena Ororubá
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. Romain Bardet started the match with the kick off. Cui Ling Jing was extremely unlucky when he, in the 2nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Paredes Xavier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin da Fonseca in the 3rd minute of play. Paredes Xavier came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Pesqueira City's Benjamin da Fonseca. But to his dismay, Benjamin da Fonseca quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After a rather tough play, OAMOREVERDE's Vlado Shikalanov got a free kick in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin da Fonseca in the 9th minute of play forced OAMOREVERDE's goalkeeper Paredes Xavier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastião Quintal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Paredes Xavier made a huge save. Paredes Xavier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin da Fonseca in the 22nd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, OAMOREVERDE's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin da Fonseca came free, but Paredes Xavier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, OAMOREVERDE's Paredes Xavier got control of the ball when Sebastião Quintal tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th minute OAMOREVERDE were awarded a corner. Marquinhos Lara went to the cornerflag to take it. Marquinhos Lara made a great header on OAMOREVERDE's corner, it was just that Pesqueira City's Mădălin Lunca managed to reach the ball for a save. The Pesqueira City fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Pesqueira City's Benjamin da Fonseca 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin da Fonseca in the 34th minute of play forced OAMOREVERDE's goalkeeper Paredes Xavier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute Benjamin da Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paredes Xavier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Benjamin da Fonseca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paredes Xavier was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Paredes Xavier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin da Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benjamin da Fonseca in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paredes Xavier saved OAMOREVERDE from getting behind. Pesqueira City were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after OAMOREVERDE's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ionuț Iniesta took the corner. Pesqueira City's Ionuț Iniesta was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Paredes Xavier in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Pesqueira City's Benjamin da Fonseca in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye OAMOREVERDE's goalie prevented a goal. Mădălin Lunca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vlado Shikalanov in the 43rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin da Fonseca in the 44th minute of play forced OAMOREVERDE's goalkeeper Paredes Xavier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Benjamin da Fonseca made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Benjamin da Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paredes Xavier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paredes Xavier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin da Fonseca in the 56th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benjamin da Fonseca in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paredes Xavier prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Paredes Xavier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin da Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Paredes Xavier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin da Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Paredes Xavier stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benjamin da Fonseca's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute of the match Pesqueira City got a corner. OAMOREVERDE's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ionuț Iniesta ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Pesqueira City's Benjamin da Fonseca in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye OAMOREVERDE's goalie prevented a goal. In the 74th match minute, OAMOREVERDE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Uljas Mäkitalo to maneuver through the defense. If Benjamin da Fonseca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Paredes Xavier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin da Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uljas Mäkitalo charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Uljas Mäkitalo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Paredes Xavier stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benjamin da Fonseca's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. In the 84th minute of the match Pesqueira City got a corner. OAMOREVERDE's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ionuț Iniesta ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Ionuț Iniesta got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Paredes Xavier quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Romain Bardet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Mădălin Lunca made a huge save. After 87 played minutes Pesqueira City got a freekick which was hit by José Pedro Borges. After 89 minutes of play OAMOREVERDE's Uljas Mäkitalo was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to OAMOREVERDE getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Uljas Mäkitalo hit a great ball. When Pesqueira City's Benjamin da Fonseca in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye OAMOREVERDE's goalie prevented a goal. Pesqueira City's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.