U23 League

Heliot Pat
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Sporting Clube Patrício's Jiang Gang started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jiang Gang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Sainz having to interfere. Marcos Sainz was a little too slow when Rafael Sá got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 1-0. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Marcos Sainz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Orihuela Club de Fútbol from getting a goal against them. 13 minutes into the game, Sporting Clube Patrício's Sandro Cortez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Sainz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. A collision led to Orihuela Club de Fútbol getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Richie Barrios hit a great ball. A collision led to Orihuela Club de Fútbol getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Amador Nunez hit a great ball. In the 24th minute, Rafael Sá ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcos Sainz was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. A collision led to Orihuela Club de Fútbol getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Amador Nunez hit a great ball. Marcos Sainz made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Rafael Sá sent off a good shot on target. Marcos Sainz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rafael Sá showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 29 minute of play. Jiang Gang had several of the Orihuela Club de Fútbol's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 32 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 5-0 score and a disappointed Marcos Sainz as he didn't even see the shot coming. Marcos Sainz was a little too slow when Rafael Sá got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 38th minute. The score was now 6-0. After a defensive mix-up in Orihuela Club de Fútbol's zone, Romão Santos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcos Sainz came out of the goal and Romão Santos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 44 played minutes Orihuela Club de Fútbol got a freekick which was hit by Richie Barrios.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fernando Manzano made a kick off. Marcos Sainz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Gang in the 52nd minute of the match. Fernando Manzano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Almiro Setúbal made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Desiderio Perutxo in the 58th minute of play forced Sporting Clube Patrício's goalkeeper Almiro Setúbal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute Rafael Sá shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Sainz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romão Santos struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Marcos Sainz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sporting Clube Patrício. In the 67th minute Jiang Gang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Sainz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Romo Briso hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. After 69 played minutes Sporting Clube Patrício got a freekick which was hit by Abílio Lobo. Marcos Sainz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Sá in the 73rd minute of the match. Marcos Sainz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Sá, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romo Briso kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After 77 played minutes Bernardo Salgado shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Marcos Sainz to catch but Bernardo Salgado was lucky. It became 7-0 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Aristides Soveral kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Orihuela Club de Fútbol's goal looked a bit too open when Romão Santos came free, but Marcos Sainz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcos Sainz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Sá in the 94th minute of play.