U23 League

Estadio Bea08
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when He Yue Feng took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Radamel Falcao 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. Abel Meira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hildeberto Sesimbra in the 5th minute of the match. Gaspar Gago could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Mateus Teves made a huge save. Abel Meira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hildeberto Sesimbra in the 12th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Beatriz 08's Gaspar Gago got a free kick in the 13th minute. Abel Meira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hildeberto Sesimbra in the 14th minute of play. The supporters of FC Beatriz 08 booed when Academia Monte Gordo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Colaço didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abel Meira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damião Passos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abel Meira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manuel Couto went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Mateus Teves made an important save on a dangerous shot by He Yue Feng in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the game, Jiang Yan Feng was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Beatriz 08's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Academia Monte Gordo the free kick. Jiang Yan Feng kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. The supporters of Academia Monte Gordo booed when FC Beatriz 08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. He Yue Feng didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Beatriz 08's goalkeeper Abel Meira, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Abel Meira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damião Passos, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. When Jiang Yan Feng came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the FC Beatriz 08 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jiang Yan Feng couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Damião Passos made the kick off in the second half. Damião Passos might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abel Meira. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Damião Passos ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 53rd minute of the match, Damião Passos tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Abel Meira saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 54 minutes into the match, FC Beatriz 08's goal looked a bit too open when Hildeberto Sesimbra came free, but Abel Meira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Hildeberto Sesimbra kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Abel Meira. That made the score 0-2 in the 54 minute of play. Abel Meira made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Hildeberto Sesimbra sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, He Yue Feng put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Mateus Teves. Marcos Leonardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Abel Meira made a huge save. In the 72nd minute, He Yue Feng ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mateus Teves was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Abel Meira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hildeberto Sesimbra in the 75th minute of the match. Damião Passos 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. After having played for 80 minutes, Gaspar Gago managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Beatriz 08's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gaspar Gago was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 82 minutes, Jiang Yan Feng managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Beatriz 08's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jiang Yan Feng was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gaspar Gago kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Abel Meira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damião Passos, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Academia Monte Gordo's Mateus Teves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by He Yue Feng in the 91st minute of play. Abel Meira was out of position in the 92 minute of play, and Manuel Couto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Manuel Couto really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. FC Beatriz 08's Jiang Yan Feng got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Academia Monte Gordo had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.