U23 League

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Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chico de Sousa took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Deen Castronovo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmo Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dalmo Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deen Castronovo, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Deen Castronovo in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dalmo Saldanha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 11th minute Ogro F.C. were awarded a corner. Aaron Spears went to the cornerflag to take it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xu Li Sang in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Paulo Penha saved Ogro F.C. from getting behind. 18 minutes into the match, Ogro F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Chico de Sousa came free, but Pedro Paulo Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Paulo Penha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dobromir Zagrodny's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Dobromir Zagrodny put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Pedro Paulo Penha. Pedro Paulo Penha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lúcio Cruz in the 24th minute. Pedro Paulo Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xu Li Sang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deen Castronovo in the 27th minute of play forced Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Dalmo Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Paulo Penha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chico de Sousa in the 30th minute. Ogro F.C.'s Pedro Paulo Penha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Ogro F.C. from getting a goal against them. Deen Castronovo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dalmo Saldanha having to interfere. Pedro Paulo Penha came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Jovens Democratas MZC's Xu Li Sang. But to his dismay, Xu Li Sang quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Pedro Paulo Penha made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Chico de Sousa sent off a good shot on target. 39 minutes into the match, Ogro F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Chico de Sousa came free, but Pedro Paulo Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Jovens Democratas MZC booed when Ogro F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Phil Rudd didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Deen Castronovo was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Ogro F.C. defense, Xu Li Sang kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Paulo Penha. The Ogro F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Paulo Penha should have stopped the shot. After 57 minutes of play, Jovens Democratas MZC's Xu Li Sang made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Paulo Penha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pedro Paulo Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dobromir Zagrodny in the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st match minute, Ogro F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur de Castro to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xu Li Sang in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Paulo Penha saved Ogro F.C. from getting behind. Dalmo Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deen Castronovo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Paulo Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chico de Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After 69 minutes of play, Jovens Democratas MZC's Xu Li Sang made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Paulo Penha was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Dobromir Zagrodny's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Paulo Penha was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. A collision led to Ogro F.C. getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Ramon Montagner hit a great ball. Pedro Paulo Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Durval de Queirós, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute Chico de Sousa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Paulo Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Paulo Penha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chico de Sousa in the 80th minute of play. Dalmo Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clive Burr in the 85th minute of the match. Pedro Paulo Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dobromir Zagrodny, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After taking down the ball on Jovens Democratas MZC's corner Dobromir Zagrodny fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pedro Paulo Penha quite easily take care of the ball. After 91 played minutes Ogro F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Artur de Castro. In the 94th minute Clive Burr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmo Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Paulo Penha came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Jovens Democratas MZC's Durval de Queirós. But to his dismay, Durval de Queirós quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. 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. Jovens Democratas MZC fully deserved thier win.