U18 World League

Arena BEST FABIO
Spectators: 7690 (Terracing: 5768, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) 6 minutes into the match, BEST FABIO F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lisandro Leite came free, but Tarcisio da Mata reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute, Lisandro Leite ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tarcisio da Mata was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lisandro Leite in the 8th minute of play forced BEST FABIO F.C.'s goalkeeper Tarcisio da Mata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Bulhosa kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Marco Varela got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Tarcisio da Mata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Varela in the 28th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maurício Peseiro in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tarcisio da Mata prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fernando Varela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Januário Cavaco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 43rd minute by Fernando Varela got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fernando Varela stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Lisandro Leite cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Tarcisio da Mata was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tarcisio da Mata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lisandro Leite in the 54th minute of play. A collision led to BEST FABIO F.C. getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Hortêncio Custódio hit a great ball. After some careless play in the BEST FABIO F.C. defense, Marco Varela kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tarcisio da Mata. The BEST FABIO F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tarcisio da Mata should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Maurício Peseiro during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66th match minute, Minho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maurício Peseiro to maneuver through the defense. BEST FABIO F.C.'s Fernando Varela got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 72 minutes, Daniel Sacadura mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Minho FC and the BEST FABIO F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 72nd match minute, Minho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Sacadura to maneuver through the defense. Emanuel Barata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tarcisio da Mata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lisandro Leite, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernando Varela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Januário Cavaco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Minho FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.