U23 World League

Arena Blitzkrieg
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Roque Oliveiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diamantino Magalhães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roger Crossley, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After having played for 11 minutes, Dieguinho Carioca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Passa o Tanque MZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dieguinho Carioca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wellington Velloso was extremely unlucky when he, in the 16th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 17 minutes into the match, Lee Walton notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Passa o Tanque MZ's Diamantino Magalhães. Diamantino Magalhães was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. T H F C's Dale Kinsey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wellington Velloso in the 20th minute of play. Wellington Velloso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diamantino Magalhães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roger Crossley, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Wellington Velloso struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Dale Kinsey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Passa o Tanque MZ. The supporters of Passa o Tanque MZ booed when T H F C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rowan Tyler didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Passa o Tanque MZ's goal looked a bit too open when Rowan Tyler came free, but Diamantino Magalhães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Roque Oliveiro fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Passa o Tanque MZ's protests and gave Roque Oliveiro a yellow card for diving instead. Roque Oliveiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Dale Kinsey made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

51 minutes into the match, T H F C's goal looked a bit too open when Dieguinho Carioca came free, but Dale Kinsey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute, Dieguinho Carioca 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. Diamantino Magalhães made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Lee Walton sent off a good shot on target. If Dieguinho Carioca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diamantino Magalhães made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lee Walton in the 63rd minute. Diamantino Magalhães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roger Crossley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dale Kinsey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dieguinho Carioca, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Diamantino Magalhães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roger Crossley in the 82nd minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, T H F C's goal looked a bit too open when Wellington Velloso came free, but Dale Kinsey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Crossley in the 88th minute of play forced Passa o Tanque MZ's goalkeeper Diamantino Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 88 minutes, Garth Wardell mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the T H F C and the Passa o Tanque MZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to T H F C getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Garth Wardell hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roque Oliveiro in the 90th minute of play forced T H F C's goalkeeper Dale Kinsey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Roque Oliveiro notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of T H F C's Dale Kinsey. Dale Kinsey was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Diamantino Magalhães made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rowan Tyler in the 95th minute. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.