U23 League

DFS Little Stadium
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andaka Mellon kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimas Maciel in the 4th minute of play forced Delta FS's goalkeeper Tarcísio Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, SITIO CITY's Carlos Garcia got a free kick in the 5th minute. Delta FS's Tarcísio Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Garcia in the 8th minute of play. Nuno Marques received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Manuel Estrada came out and tried to block the shot, but Nuno Marques slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 12th minute. In the 14th match minute, Delta FS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andaka Ramelow to maneuver through the defense. Tarcísio Leite took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre-Paul Swin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Estrada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Marques, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Kevin Paião's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manuel Estrada read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Luís Carvalho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Delta FS's goalkeeper Tarcísio Leite, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Manuel Estrada was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Kevin Paião capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kevin Paião really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pierre-Paul Swin in the 28th minute of play forced Delta FS's goalkeeper Tarcísio Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Delta FS's Tarcísio Leite played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Carvalho in the 29th minute of play. Tarcísio Leite didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pierre-Paul Swin went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. 32 minutes into the game, SITIO CITY's Luís Carvalho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tarcísio Leite made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The audience was convinced that Luís Carvalho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tarcísio Leite was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. 38 minutes into the match, Delta FS's goal looked a bit too open when Luís Carvalho came free, but Tarcísio Leite reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute Luís Carvalho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tarcísio Leite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Delta FS's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Dalman came free, but Tarcísio Leite reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Dalman in the 41st minute of play forced Delta FS's goalkeeper Tarcísio Leite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Luís Carvalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tarcísio Leite made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Garcia in the 47th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carlos Garcia made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Delta FS's zone, Carlos Garcia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tarcísio Leite came out of the goal and Carlos Garcia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Delta FS's Tarcísio Leite got control of the ball when Carlos Garcia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tarcísio Leite was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Armindo Carvalhal. Tarcísio Leite made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Dimas Maciel sent off a good shot on target. Delta FS's Tarcísio Leite proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Delta FS from getting a goal against them. Luís Carvalho in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tarcísio Leite, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 79th minute, Ivan Leitão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Delta FS getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Vasco Ribas hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, SITIO CITY's Armindo Carvalhal tried to score from far away in the 88th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 91st match minute, SITIO CITY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Dalman to maneuver through the defense. Delta FS's Tarcísio Leite proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Delta FS from getting a goal against them. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched SITIO CITY eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.