U21 World League

Solo Arena
Spectators: 7847 (Terracing: 5887, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Norman Donnelly took the kick off in the first half of the match. José Vítor da Mata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rex Ellis in the 6th minute of play. With a little luck, ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s José Vítor da Mata got control of the ball when Norman Donnelly tried to sneak it across the goal line. ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s José Vítor da Mata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theron Creech in the 12th minute of play. When Orxan Alişanov fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s protests and gave Orxan Alişanov a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s Orxan Alişanov got a free kick in the 16th minute. José Vítor da Mata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rex Ellis in the 19th minute of play. José Vítor da Mata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wallace Newman in the 22nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Dedé de Toledo put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Grigore Proca. José Vítor da Mata made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Norman Donnelly sent off a good shot on target. In the 35th minute Dedé de Toledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grigore Proca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Phil Riggs took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for José Vítor da Mata to make any attempt to save it. In the 41st match minute, ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orxan Alişanov to maneuver through the defense. ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s José Vítor da Mata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wallace Newman in the 43rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giuseppe Perez in the 45th minute of play forced Recolta Alamor's goalkeeper Grigore Proca 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dito Meirelles was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Alonzo Donahue hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s Giuseppe Perez got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. José Vítor da Mata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norman Donnelly, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. José Vítor da Mata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rex Ellis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norman Donnelly in the 58th minute of play forced ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s goalkeeper José Vítor da Mata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luisão Tasso was shown his second yellow card after 59 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Recolta Alamor booed when ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luisão Tasso didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61st minute of the match Norman Donnelly shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but José Vítor da Mata showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 62 minutes into the game, Wallace Newman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. José Vítor da Mata was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. José Vítor da Mata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Phil Riggs in the 66th minute of the match. José Vítor da Mata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norman Donnelly in the 73rd minute of play. In the 76th minute, Dedé Meireles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. José Vítor da Mata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rex Ellis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s José Vítor da Mata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theron Creech in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norman Donnelly in the 80th minute of play forced ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣'s goalkeeper José Vítor da Mata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Theron Creech fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Vítor da Mata having to interfere. José Vítor da Mata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phil Riggs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grigore Proca made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Giuseppe Perez sent off a good shot on target. Grigore Proca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giuseppe Perez in the 88th minute of the match. José Vítor da Mata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Phil Riggs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd match minute, ♣¥ OS IMPOSSIVEIS ¥♣ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Pedro Andrade to maneuver through the defense.