World League

Arena de São Miguel
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Palmiro Bettencourt got the match started through his kick off. Fabrício Coelho hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. A collision led to Atlético Micaelense getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Vítor Resende hit a great ball. After 11 played minutes Atlético Micaelense got a freekick which was hit by Vítor Resende. After a defensive mix-up in AL TOKE FC's zone, Klaus Van Mellart stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Denis Gilabert came out of the goal and Klaus Van Mellart tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Remo Dracena struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Gervásio Sousa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AL TOKE FC. A collision led to AL TOKE FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Ján Novák hit a great ball. Zeledon Mendez hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Palmiro Bettencourt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Denis Gilabert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gervásio Sousa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laureano Gimenez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Klaus Van Mellart hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Remo Dracena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gervásio Sousa having to interfere. Gervásio Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laureano Gimenez in the 45th minute of play. Jean-Paul van der Leegte hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. In the 48th minute of the match Fabrício Coelho sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Denis Gilabert skillfully saved the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Gervásio Sousa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ján Novák, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Laureano Gimenez succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-1 in the 53rd playminute. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Palmiro Bettencourt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atlético Micaelense's supporters rose to their feet, but Palmiro Bettencourt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Denis Gilabert breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gervásio Sousa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Laureano Gimenez in the 61st minute. Gervásio Sousa had great luck who in the 66thth minute grab hold of the ball when Ján Novák from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. AL TOKE FC's Denis Gilabert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vítor Resende in the 71st minute of play. The supporters of AL TOKE FC booed when Atlético Micaelense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrei Marioara didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Atlético Micaelense's Andrei Marioara got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Gervásio Sousa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jean-Paul van der Leegte in the 74th minute. Atlético Micaelense's Gervásio Sousa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Micaelense from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ján Novák in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gervásio Sousa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Atlético Micaelense getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Andrei Marioara hit a great ball. AL TOKE FC made a substitution. Jonatan Reyes replaced Jean-Paul van der Leegte. The supporters of AL TOKE FC booed when Atlético Micaelense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrei Marioara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Atlético Micaelense's Gervásio Sousa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Micaelense from getting a goal against them. The Atlético Micaelense supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching AL TOKE FC's performance. The match ended with a win for AL TOKE FC.