World League

Goliath National
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Mosbius Designs's Nunez Jaume 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. Dário Colaço recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Salvador Sordo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nunez Jaume, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nunez Jaume fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salvador Sordo having to interfere. A collision led to Eureka getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Belchior Valadão hit a great ball. Laureano Portugal took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hipolito Herena. Hipolito Herena dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 24 minutes into the match, Dário Colaço notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Mosbius Designs's Hipolito Herena. Hipolito Herena was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nunez Jaume kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Salvador Sordo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nunez Jaume in the 32nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laureano Portugal in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hipolito Herena saved Mosbius Designs from getting behind. 35 minutes into the match, Eureka's goalkeeper Salvador Sordo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Baldomero Mark. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lisandro Luz in the 38th minute of play forced Mosbius Designs's goalkeeper Hipolito Herena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hipolito Herena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dário Colaço, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute Valentim Castilho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hipolito Herena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the game, Eureka's Valentim Castilho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hipolito Herena made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Hipolito Herena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laureano Portugal, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The wind increased when Dário Colaço made the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes, Armindo Barcelos made it 0-5 with a short kick to the right side. Mosbius Designs's Hipolito Herena tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 59 minutes into the match, Mosbius Designs's goalkeeper Hipolito Herena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valentim Castilho. 61 minutes into the match, Laureano Portugal dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hipolito Herena, 0-6. A collision led to Mosbius Designs getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Natalio Ederono hit a great ball. In the 79th minute Baldomero Mark shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salvador Sordo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Laureano Portugal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hipolito Herena. Mosbius Designs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Laureano Portugal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Eureka's Dário Colaço in the 88th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Hipolito Herena was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Mosbius Designs through an amazing save. In the 92nd minute Baldomero Mark shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salvador Sordo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute, Quintino Lobo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hipolito Herena made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Laureano Portugal sent off a good shot on target. When the final whistle sounded Eureka left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Mosbius Designs.