Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ulisses Duarte made the kick off which started today's match. If Paio York had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rafael Nóbrega was slow to take the kick. During this time Portugal's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Portugal's Rafael Nóbrega to fire away a dangerous shot which Duarte Duarte despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Ulisses Duarte had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leal Simões. Portugal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ulisses Duarte was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Duarte Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paio York in the 14th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Paio York's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Duarte Duarte was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Paio York's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Duarte Duarte read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th match minute, Portugal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Nóbrega to maneuver through the defense. After 31 played minutes CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land got a freekick which was hit by Ulisses Duarte. Duarte Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paio York, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Ulisses Duarte got a free kick in the 34th minute. Francisco Taveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Duarte Duarte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Duarte Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paio York in the 44th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Silva in the 46th minute of play forced Portugal's goalkeeper Leal Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Tomás Silva came free, but Leal Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Paio York to make the kick off. Marcos Monsanto hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Duarte Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paio York in the 57th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Paio York left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Portugal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 65 minutes into the game, Filinto Ferro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Portugal the free kick. Filinto Ferro hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Portugal made a substitution. Hermenegildo Ventura replaced Francisco Taveira. Portugal's Filipe Viveiros was substituted for Marcos Monsanto. Filinto Ferro hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Moises Ofelio made in the 70th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Golo Duarte immediately put the ball in play. 72 minutes into the match, Portugal's goal looked a bit too open when Golo Duarte came free, but Leal Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalkeeper Duarte Duarte, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Paio York blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Duarte Duarte having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Paio York managed to get in a good position for a shot. Portugal's supporters rose to their feet, but Paio York was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Duarte Duarte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Paio York's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Duarte Duarte read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Duarte Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paio York, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Duarte Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paio York in the 90th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Golo Duarte got a free kick in the 92nd minute. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Duarte Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paio York in the 92nd minute of play. The corner ended in Hermenegildo Ventura almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Duarte Duarte did a great save.