Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Doriva Jacinto made the kick off and thus started the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Doriva Jacinto in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Agha Arslan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 8th minute Doriva Jacinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agha Arslan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfred Addison in the 11th minute of play forced Pakistan's goalkeeper Agha Arslan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute Washington de Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agha Arslan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonardo Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Pakistan's Inzamam Khan got a free kick in the 26th minute. Rahman Tabeers short, quick shot in the 29thth minute got Aurel Mușetescu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 33 minutes into the match, Excelência de Luxe's Doriva Jacinto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Agha Arslan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Pakistan getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Malik Rana hit a great ball. Excelência de Luxe's Aurel Mușetescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rahman Tabeer in the 38th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Pakistan's zone, Doriva Jacinto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Agha Arslan came out of the goal and Doriva Jacinto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Agha Arslan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doriva Jacinto, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Excelência de Luxe's Aurel Mușetescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Excelência de Luxe from getting a goal against them. Agha Arslan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rahman Tabeer to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doriva Jacinto in the 52nd minute of play forced Pakistan's goalkeeper Agha Arslan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Doriva Jacinto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 54thth minute tested the skills of Agha Arslan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 55th minute Excelência de Luxe were awarded a corner. Leonardo Seco went to the cornerflag to take it. Excelência de Luxe's Alfred Addison was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Agha Arslan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Excelência de Luxe's Ademar Damião was substituted for Alfred Addison. Malik Rana got a throw-in 63 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Rahman Tabeer. In the 65thth minute of the game Doriva Jacinto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pakistan's Agha Arslan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 66 minutes Pakistan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leonardo Seco who took care of the corner kick. Pakistan's Agha Arslan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doriva Jacinto in the 69th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zaib Kashif during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Pakistan getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Zaib Kashif hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Leonardo Seco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Excelência de Luxe's supporters rose to their feet, but Leonardo Seco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Agha Arslan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Excelência de Luxe defense, Rahman Tabeer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aurel Mușetescu. The Excelência de Luxe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aurel Mușetescu should have stopped the shot. Excelência de Luxe's Eliézer Cavalcante was substituted for Washington de Andrade. A hard shot 91 in the game by Wellington Nunes from a close distance when the talented Agha Arslan managed to make a qualified save. Pakistan's players were relieved. Wellington Nunes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Agha Arslan made a huge save. Agha Arslan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliézer Cavalcante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.