U18 World League

TELHÃO DO FOOTBALL
Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Mário Kempes made the kick off and thus started the match. Manuel Esteves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sean Deighton in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 5th minute Mário Kempes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th match minute, SLB TELHA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avelino Madruga to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of SLB TELHA booed when Valencia C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Lilley didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Esteves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mário Kempes in the 11th minute of the match. SLB TELHA's Manuel Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Silva in the 12th minute of play. The supporters of Valencia C.F. booed when SLB TELHA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Silveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mário Kempes in the 19th minute of play forced SLB TELHA's goalkeeper Manuel Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as SLB TELHA's Fernando Bento slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wesley Kerr. That made the score 1-1 after 22 minutes of play. If Garry Beaver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute Valencia C.F. were awarded a corner. Tony Izzard went to the cornerflag to take it. When Daniel Lilley fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valencia C.F.'s protests and gave Daniel Lilley a yellow card for diving instead. Daniel Lilley hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute, Zackary Jenkins had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After 43 minutes, Jesualdo Carvalho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SLB TELHA and the Valencia C.F. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 45th match minute, SLB TELHA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesualdo Carvalho to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mário Kempes in the 48th minute of play forced SLB TELHA's goalkeeper Manuel Esteves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Avelino Madruga made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when David Silva got free with Manuel Esteves in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Manuel Esteves made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Garry Beaver sent off a good shot on target. Manuel Esteves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mário Kempes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute of the match, Mário Kempes tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Manuel Esteves saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of Valencia C.F. booed when SLB TELHA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Américo Raposo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wesley Kerr made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Bento in the 74th minute of play. After 74 minutes, Avelino Madruga made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Valencia C.F.'s Wesley Kerr tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 77th match minute, SLB TELHA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuno Modesto to maneuver through the defense. 78 minutes into the match, SLB TELHA's goalkeeper Manuel Esteves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tony Izzard. Manuel Esteves was out of position in the 80 minute of play, and David Silva capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. David Silva really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. Valencia C.F.'s Tony Izzard suffered a concussion after 84 minutes and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cesário Laureano during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Valencia C.F. made a substitution. Alexander Foreman replaced Tony Izzard. Manuel Esteves had in the 87thth minute some difficulties stopping Vance Shuttleworth's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a rather tough play, Valencia C.F.'s Alexander Foreman got a free kick in the 91st minute. With 93 minutes on the clock, Ken Singleton commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 93rd minute, one of Valencia C.F.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Valencia C.F.. Joaquim Espinosa shot the penalty kick right outside the post. 98 minutes into the game, Alexander Foreman threw the ball into play from the sideline. SLB TELHA's Nuno Modesto quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 99th minute Mário Kempes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SLB TELHA succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Valencia C.F. had controlled the match.