Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jerónimo Furtado kicked off to start the match. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Jerónimo Furtado sped through U21 Portugal's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Georges-Philippe Kissinger. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Quilo in the 16th minute of play forced U21 Portugal's goalkeeper Georges-Philippe Kissinger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute, Roman Quilo 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. Silvano Furtado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. U21 Portugal's Georges-Philippe Kissinger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerónimo Furtado in the 21st minute of play. U21 Portugal's Georges-Philippe Kissinger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Altino Palha in the 22nd minute of play. Georges-Philippe Kissinger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerónimo Furtado in the 27th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Jerónimo Furtado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Georges-Philippe Kissinger. U21 Portugal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jerónimo Furtado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 38 minutes into the match, U21 Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Dabi Saens came free, but Georges-Philippe Kissinger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 42 minutes União Sport Clube Paredes's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hilário Fernandes who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jerónimo Furtado in the 48th minute of play forced U21 Portugal's goalkeeper Georges-Philippe Kissinger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pascoal Antas made a kick off. Alexandre Santana's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Georges-Philippe Kissinger firmly grabbed it by the left post. União Sport Clube Paredes's Jerónimo Furtado was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 51st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Dabi Saens could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Georges-Philippe Kissinger made a huge save. A collision led to U21 Portugal getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Gusmão Candeias hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Quilo in the 57th minute of play forced U21 Portugal's goalkeeper Georges-Philippe Kissinger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Roman Quilo in the 58th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by U21 Portugal's Matias Ginter. 60 minutes in the game, Dabi Saens dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 62nd match minute, U21 Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascoal Antas to maneuver through the defense. 63 minutes into the match, U21 Portugal's goalkeeper Georges-Philippe Kissinger had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jerónimo Furtado. After 63 minutes, Gaspar Mascarenhas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Portugal and the União Sport Clube Paredes players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of União Sport Clube Paredes booed when U21 Portugal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Mascarenhas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dabi Saens got free with Georges-Philippe Kissinger in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th minute Pascoal Antas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edwin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Portugal's Ronaldo Pinheiro was substituted for Gusmão Candeias. U21 Portugal made a substitution. Zeferino Corte-Real replaced Elias Rocha. Georges-Philippe Kissinger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Quilo in the 75th minute of the match. Matias Ginter hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. 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 78th minute. Georges-Philippe Kissinger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerónimo Furtado in the 79th minute of the match. 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 83rd minute. Georges-Philippe Kissinger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roman Quilo in the 83rd minute of the match. After 85 minutes of play, União Sport Clube Paredes's Alexandre Santana made it 1-4 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! A collision led to U21 Portugal getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Victor Sousa hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the match, União Sport Clube Paredes's Dabi Saens sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Georges-Philippe Kissinger narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gaspar Mascarenhas struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Edwin van der Sar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Portugal. União Sport Clube Paredes's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.