U21 World League

romeo menti
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pedro Luís Lima kicked off to start the match. Rodrigo de Castro struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Ariel Bitxintxo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Milan da Freguesia F.C.. Ariel Bitxintxo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Luís Lima in the 3rd minute of play. 3 minutes into the match, ViCeNzA's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Luís Lima came free, but Ariel Bitxintxo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo de Castro in the 7th minute of play forced ViCeNzA's goalkeeper Ariel Bitxintxo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Pedro Luís Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 12 minutes into the match, Milan da Freguesia F.C.'s goalkeeper Jean Donato had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eulalio Casado. Milan da Freguesia F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Eulalio Casado scored to the left of an out of position Jean Donato, making the score, 1-0. Milan da Freguesia F.C.'s Pedro Luís Lima got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Milan da Freguesia F.C.'s attentive Breno Ceresso managed to snatch the ball when Blas Abascal made a throw-in in the 27th minute of the game. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Milan da Freguesia F.C.'s goalkeeper Jean Donato, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 35th minute, Mateus Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute, Pedro Luís Lima made a precise shot to the right of Ariel Bitxintxo. ViCeNzA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After 43 minutes, Mateus Palmeira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Milan da Freguesia F.C. and the ViCeNzA players grew even worse after the yellow card. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fernan Llope stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jean Donato stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fernan Llope's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. If Rodrigo de Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of ViCeNzA booed when Milan da Freguesia F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nilton Simão didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 61 minutes of play, Milan da Freguesia F.C.'s Pedro Luís Lima made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ariel Bitxintxo was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 64th minute, Eulalio Casado made a precise shot to the right of Jean Donato. Milan da Freguesia F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Rodrigo de Castro did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-3 to the left of a surprised Ariel Bitxintxo 69 minutes into the match. Blas Abascal hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute of the match Generoso Quintun sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jean Donato skillfully saved the ball. Ariel Bitxintxo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro Luís Lima in the 83rd minute. Frédson Furtado hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Milan da Freguesia F.C.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.