U21 World League

Olympic Stadium Maia
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ekain Esperta started the match with the kick off. PreservemospolladeaguaFC's Ekain Esperta got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 9 minutes into the match, PreservemospolladeaguaFC's goalkeeper Esteve Silva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Renato Castro. If Noel Carmo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saúl Soveral took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Esteve Silva. Esteve Silva dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 17 minutes into the match, PreservemospolladeaguaFC's goalkeeper Esteve Silva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gervásio Lages. Higino Viveiros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Esteve Silva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saúl Soveral received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Esteve Silva came out and tried to block the shot, but Saúl Soveral slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 23rd minute. Saúl Soveral blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Esteve Silva having to make a save. The throw-in from Higino Viveiros in the 30th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by PreservemospolladeaguaFC's Eladio Galego. In the 33rd minute, Eladio Galego hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saúl Soveral struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Esteve Silva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ɍυƒυs™. In the 35th minute, Noel Carmo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saúl Soveral in the 41st minute of play forced PreservemospolladeaguaFC's goalkeeper Esteve Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristobal Garcia hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After 44 played minutes, Ɍυƒυs™'s Higino Viveiros shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Esteve Silva came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ɍυƒυs™ reached it. Renato Castro in the 45thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Esteve Silva, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With an all-out effort, Ɍυƒυs™'s Esteve Silva threw himself towards the right post 47 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Saúl Soveral, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Saúl Soveral made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, PreservemospolladeaguaFC's goal looked a bit too open when Saúl Soveral came free, but Esteve Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Ɍυƒυs™ booed when PreservemospolladeaguaFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emilio Dean didn't get a good kick on the ball. 57 minutes into the game, Ɍυƒυs™'s Gervásio Lages nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Esteve Silva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Esteve Silva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Renato Castro's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. 77 minutes into the match, Renato Castro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Esteve Silva. PreservemospolladeaguaFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Renato Castro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Ɍυƒυs™'s Gervásio Lages got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Ɍυƒυs™ booed when PreservemospolladeaguaFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristobal Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Higino Viveiros managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ɍυƒυs™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Higino Viveiros was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Esteve Silva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Esteve Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renato Castro in the 85th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Saúl Soveral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Esteve Silva was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. 91 minutes into the match, Renato Castro notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of PreservemospolladeaguaFC's Esteve Silva. Esteve Silva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Ɍυƒυs™ booed when PreservemospolladeaguaFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Poli Čačko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Higino Viveiros took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 96th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Esteve Silva. PreservemospolladeaguaFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ɍυƒυs™ fully deserved thier win.