World League

Quinta das Luzes FC
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Miroslav Klose started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Kristopher Johnson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Jönsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes into the match, QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Adam Jönsson came free, but Kristopher Johnson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miroslav Klose in the 10th minute of play forced BEIJO CARNAVAL's goalkeeper Godfredo Abarca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kristopher Johnson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alonzo Lazcano, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alonzo Lazcano in the 17th minute of play forced QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s goalkeeper Kristopher Johnson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kristopher Johnson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adam Jönsson in the 22nd minute of play. In the 25th match minute, QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilídio Abrantes to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in BEIJO CARNAVAL's zone, Miroslav Klose stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Godfredo Abarca came out of the goal and Miroslav Klose tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Diamantino Vilela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Godfredo Abarca made a huge save. With an all-out effort, QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s Godfredo Abarca threw himself towards the right post 32 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Miroslav Klose, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Miroslav Klose succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 32nd playminute. In the 40th minute Alonzo Lazcano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristopher Johnson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute of the match BEIJO CARNAVAL got a corner. QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aristides Lehior ran over to the corner to take the kick. Aristides Lehior made a great header on BEIJO CARNAVAL's corner, it was just that QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s Kristopher Johnson managed to reach the ball for a save.

QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C. made a substitution. Gigel Durbac replaced Diamantino Vilela. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adam Jönsson to make the kick off. In the 58thth minute of the game Miroslav Klose who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BEIJO CARNAVAL's Godfredo Abarca was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C. were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after BEIJO CARNAVAL's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bernardo Simões took the corner. A collision led to BEIJO CARNAVAL getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Siro Paio hit a great ball. BEIJO CARNAVAL made a substitution. Richard Peso replaced Romulo Arias. Godfredo Abarca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miroslav Klose in the 67th minute of play. The supporters of BEIJO CARNAVAL booed when QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gigel Durbac didn't get a good kick on the ball. BEIJO CARNAVAL made a substitution. Saverio Belasko replaced Adam Jönsson. After a rather tough play, QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s Gigel Durbac got a free kick in the 70th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 71 minutes into the game, when Joaquim Bomba put in a rough tackle. A collision led to QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C. getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Joaquim Bomba hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gigel Durbac in the 75th minute of play forced BEIJO CARNAVAL's goalkeeper Godfredo Abarca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s Aleksey Denisov got a free kick in the 79th minute. Aristides Lehior could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Kristopher Johnson made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Alonzo Lazcano took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Kristopher Johnson to make any attempt to save it. With his leg Kristopher Johnson managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when BEIJO CARNAVAL's Saverio Belasko fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 88th minute, Isaac Tercero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A sloppy throw-in by Siro Paio in the 92nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by QUINTA DAS LUZES F.C.'s Vasco Távora. The BEIJO CARNAVAL players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.