Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Jerónimo Furtado started the match with the kick off. U21 Portugal's Georges-Philippe Kissinger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Quilo in the 5th minute of play. The supporters of U21 Portugal booed when União Sport Clube Paredes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lambe Kü didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the U21 Portugal defense, Jerónimo Furtado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Georges-Philippe Kissinger. The U21 Portugal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Georges-Philippe Kissinger should have stopped the shot. Georges-Philippe Kissinger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dabi Saens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dabi Saens took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Georges-Philippe Kissinger. U21 Portugal's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Georges-Philippe Kissinger showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Quilo, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 35th minute Jerónimo Furtado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georges-Philippe Kissinger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matias Ginter, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 39th match minute, U21 Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvano Furtado to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerónimo Furtado in the 42nd minute of play forced U21 Portugal's goalkeeper Georges-Philippe Kissinger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hilário Fernandes kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

With a little luck, U21 Portugal's Georges-Philippe Kissinger got control of the ball when Alexandre Santana tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, U21 Portugal's Gaspar Mascarenhas got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Alexandre Santana succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 53rd playminute. Georges-Philippe Kissinger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerónimo Furtado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute União Sport Clube Paredes were awarded a corner. Dabi Saens went to the cornerflag to take it. Georges-Philippe Kissinger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerónimo Furtado in the 60th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Jerónimo Furtado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Georges-Philippe Kissinger was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. 64 minutes into the match, União Sport Clube Paredes's Roman Quilo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Georges-Philippe Kissinger narrowly saved just below the crossbar. União Sport Clube Paredes were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after U21 Portugal's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dabi Saens took the corner. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Piara Bue got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-3. 66 minutes into the match. U21 Portugal's Severino Camargo was substituted for Silvano Furtado. União Sport Clube Paredes's Horia Taşcu was substituted for Mehran Utandıbalayev. When União Sport Clube Paredes's Jerónimo Furtado in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Portugal's goalie prevented a goal. The União Sport Clube Paredes fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when União Sport Clube Paredes's Jerónimo Furtado 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 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Georges-Philippe Kissinger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Quilo in the 74th minute of the match. After 75 minutes of play, União Sport Clube Paredes's Dabi Saens made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Georges-Philippe Kissinger was left in no man's land by his defense there! 80 minutes into the match, U21 Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Jerónimo Furtado came free, but Georges-Philippe Kissinger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, União Sport Clube Paredes's Georges-Philippe Kissinger threw himself towards the right post 82 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Roman Quilo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Edwin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspar Mascarenhas, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Georges-Philippe Kissinger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dabi Saens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ronaldo Pinheiro in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edwin van der Sar saved União Sport Clube Paredes from getting behind. Severino Camargo kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, União Sport Clube Paredes's Dabi Saens broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When the match was over União Sport Clube Paredes could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than U21 Portugal throughout the match.