World League

Estádio 25 de Abril
Spectators: 7574 (Terracing: 5682, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentim Castilho got free with Dionisio Raphael in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Armindo Barcelos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Salvador Sordo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Josefsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 12th minute Álvaro Matias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionisio Raphael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Josefsson in the 15th minute of play forced Eureka's goalkeeper Salvador Sordo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute of the match PINGO PINGO got a corner. Eureka's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gregorio Tancoš ran over to the corner to take the kick. 21 minutes into the match, PINGO PINGO's goalkeeper Dionisio Raphael had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valentim Castilho. After a rather tough play, PINGO PINGO's Doctor Frankenhaeuser got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Dionisio Raphael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentim Castilho in the 27th minute of the match. Filip Josefsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. PINGO PINGO's attentive Gavino Onbera managed to snatch the ball when Paulo Moutinho made a throw-in in the 32nd minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laureano Portugal got free with Dionisio Raphael in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 36th minute, Eureka's Laureano Portugal ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dionisio Raphael. Dionisio Raphael yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Salvador Sordo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Josefsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. With a little luck, PINGO PINGO's Dionisio Raphael got control of the ball when Valentim Castilho tried to sneak it across the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Filip Josefsson was the one to do the kick off. In the 60th minute, Robustiano Ioritz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dionisio Raphael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentim Castilho in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Valentim Castilho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eureka fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Dionisio Raphael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laureano Portugal in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Laureano Portugal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionisio Raphael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentim Castilho in the 74th minute of play forced PINGO PINGO's goalkeeper Dionisio Raphael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dionisio Raphael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laureano Portugal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dionisio Raphael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentim Castilho, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Paulo José de Carvalho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Salvador Sordo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. PINGO PINGO made a substitution. Casimiro Claris replaced Joga Bem. PINGO PINGO made a substitution. Alvaro Micarelli replaced Paulo José de Carvalho. When Quintino Lobo fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eureka's protests and gave Quintino Lobo a yellow card for diving instead. Quintino Lobo hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Eureka fans cheered their team off the field, for while PINGO PINGO had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.