U23 League

Reino de Vila-Walter
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Besim Yersel made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th match minute, KINDERUZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by António Bandeira to maneuver through the defense. Osvaldo Loureiro charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Osvaldo Loureiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 6 played minutes KINDERUZ got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldo Loureiro. Manuel Neuer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerard Velasco in the 6th minute of play. Abundio Bastida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Besim Yersel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute, Besim Yersel made a precise shot to the right of Abundio Bastida. Villawalter City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 11thth minute of the game Elian Benedicto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KINDERUZ's Manuel Neuer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elian Benedicto in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Manuel Neuer saved KINDERUZ from getting behind. Elian Benedicto who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 13thth minute tested the skills of Manuel Neuer when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, KINDERUZ's Edgar Igrejas got a free kick in the 14th minute. Abundio Bastida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Pacheco, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by KINDERUZ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gerard Velasco was slow to take the kick. During this time Villawalter City's players had a chance to rest. Gerard Velasco made a great header on Villawalter City's corner, it was just that KINDERUZ's Manuel Neuer managed to reach the ball for a save. After some careless play in the Villawalter City defense, Carlos Pacheco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abundio Bastida. The Villawalter City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abundio Bastida should have stopped the shot. A hard shot 28 in the game by Elian Benedicto from a close distance when the talented Manuel Neuer managed to make a qualified save. KINDERUZ's players were relieved. In the 29th minute of the match, Gerald Deulofeu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Manuel Neuer saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. KINDERUZ's Manuel Neuer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save KINDERUZ from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Victorio Prats kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Manuel Neuer. That made the score 1-2 in the 30 minute of play. Abundio Bastida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jordão Barbosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. When the match clock showed 38 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Victorio Prats sped through KINDERUZ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Manuel Neuer. After 43 minutes of play, KINDERUZ's Besim Yersel made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abundio Bastida was left in no man's land by his defense there! Abundio Bastida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Besim Yersel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Villawalter City players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. KINDERUZ were winning 2-3.

The wind increased when Elian Benedicto made the kick off in the second half. Manuel Neuer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorio Prats, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Neuer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victorio Prats in the 52nd minute of play. After 55 minutes of play, Villawalter City's Elian Benedicto made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manuel Neuer was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Jordão Barbosa in the 58th minute of play forced Villawalter City's goalkeeper Abundio Bastida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Villawalter City's Abundio Bastida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Pacheco in the 69th minute of play. A collision led to KINDERUZ getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Fernando Couto hit a great ball. Abundio Bastida made an important save on a dangerous shot by António Bandeira in the 80th minute. Victorio Prats's late challenge caught a KINDERUZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victorio Prats helped the player get up and apologised. Victorio Prats hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Besim Yersel managed to get in a good position for a shot. KINDERUZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Besim Yersel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abundio Bastida breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Manuel Neuer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elian Benedicto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. KINDERUZ's Manuel Neuer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elian Benedicto in the 90th minute of play. 92 minutes into the game, Villawalter City's Gerard Velasco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manuel Neuer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-3. KINDERUZ's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.