U18 World League

Heliot Pat
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) After 9 minutes, Hermenegildo Ribeiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sporting Clube Patrício and the VN BAKITO players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hermenegildo Ribeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. When Mihail Nizamov came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the VN BAKITO 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 Mihail Nizamov couldn't finish the play. If Yane Stranski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Gustavo Ferrão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting Clube Patrício's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustavo Ferrão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lazar Tushev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yane Stranski struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Viriato Leal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VN BAKITO. Lazar Tushev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexandrino Quintas in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute Velizar Yavrichev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Viriato Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube Patrício's goal looked a bit too open when Yane Stranski came free, but Viriato Leal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute of the match Velizar Yavrichev sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Viriato Leal skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to VN BAKITO getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Stoyadin Gargov hit a great ball. Lazar Tushev made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Egídio Trindade sent off a good shot on target. Sporting Clube Patrício's Viriato Leal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihail Nizamov in the 36th minute of play. Gustavo Ferrão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lazar Tushev having to interfere. Hermenegildo Ribeiro got his second yellow card in the match during the 43rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 43 played minutes Sporting Clube Patrício got a freekick which was hit by Hermenegildo Ribeiro. 45 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube Patrício's goal looked a bit too open when Yane Stranski came free, but Viriato Leal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mihail Nizamov to make the kick off. After 51 minutes, Denko Tzotzev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VN BAKITO and the Sporting Clube Patrício players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Silvério Amaro fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sporting Clube Patrício's protests and gave Silvério Amaro a yellow card for diving instead. A nice corner shot did that Denko Tzotzev got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Viriato Leal quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Lazar Tushev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egídio Trindade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Viriato Leal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denko Tzotzev, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 71st minute, Mihail Nizamov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tervel Litov in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Viriato Leal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Mihail Nizamov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Viriato Leal was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Velizar Yavrichev charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Velizar Yavrichev the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sporting Clube Patrício's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Denko Tzotzev scored to the left of an out of position Viriato Leal, making the score, 0-1. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched VN BAKITO eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.