World League

Poçilga Stadium
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) In the 3rd minute Danny Gilespie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antero Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Duarte Guarda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Fergus Fairbairn made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristóvão Telinhos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fergus Fairbairn. That made the score 2-0 in the 10 minute of play. Marcelo Nunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 17 minutes into the game, Tim Charles was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rangers FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Feios Porcos E Maus the free kick. After a rather tough play, Rangers FC's Tim Charles got a free kick in the 17th minute. Joaquim Martins was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 18th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. When Ron McLeish came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Rangers FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ron McLeish couldn't finish the play. 24 minutes into the game, Cristóvão Telinhos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Fergus Fairbairn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Takis Parlapidis took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Fergus Fairbairn to make any attempt to save it. Stevie McGilvray hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Marcelo Nunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Takis Parlapidis made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Cristóvão Telinhos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fergus Fairbairn. Rangers FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristóvão Telinhos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristóvão Telinhos during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 56th match minute, Feios Porcos E Maus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristóvão Telinhos to maneuver through the defense. In the 57th minute, Angus Howison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rangers FC's Fergus Fairbairn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Takis Parlapidis in the 58th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ron McLeish got free with Antero Linhares in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Feios Porcos E Maus's Antero Linhares got control of the ball when Ron McLeish tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fergus Fairbairn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duarte Guarda in the 75th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Cristóvão Telinhos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Feios Porcos E Maus fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. When Marcelo Nunes came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Feios Porcos E Maus fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcelo Nunes couldn't finish the play. Rangers FC's Fergus Fairbairn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Takis Parlapidis in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Takis Parlapidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Duarte Guarda scored 8-1 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fergus Fairbairn, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bobby Lichtenstein charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bobby Lichtenstein the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Feios Porcos E Maus getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Bobby Lichtenstein hit a great ball. Feios Porcos E Maus walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.