U21 World League

Jules Verne Park
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Óscar Sabrosa took the kick off in the first half of the match. USS Enterprise's Bob Tudor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Valverde in the 7th minute of play. 14 minutes into the game, Red Proud FC's Alberto Valverde nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bob Tudor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, Palmiro Manso notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of USS Enterprise's Bob Tudor. Bob Tudor was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. USS Enterprise's Bob Tudor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Óscar Sabrosa in the 25th minute of play. Bob Tudor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Óscar Sabrosa in the 25th minute of the match. In the 30th match minute, USS Enterprise was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rudolph Baumgartl to maneuver through the defense. In the 31st minute, Lucas Ramalho sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and USS Enterprise's Bob Tudor didn't even have to move. If Alberto Valverde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Red Proud FC's Óscar Sabrosa in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USS Enterprise's goalie prevented a goal. Rudolph Baumgartl hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. After 37 minutes, Donny Behr mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the USS Enterprise and the Red Proud FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to USS Enterprise getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Donny Behr hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cassiano Esteves in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bob Tudor saved USS Enterprise from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alberto Valverde in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bob Tudor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bob Tudor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Valverde, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Bob Tudor came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Red Proud FC's Óscar Sabrosa. But to his dismay, Óscar Sabrosa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Florian Walch stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bob Tudor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Óscar Sabrosa went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. 54 minutes into the game, Jorge Faria was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Red Proud FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave USS Enterprise the free kick. The supporters of USS Enterprise booed when Red Proud FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Faria didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 56th minute, Cassiano Esteves ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bob Tudor was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. When Alberto Valverde came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Red Proud 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 Alberto Valverde couldn't finish the play. Pierre Bachmayer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. During the 64th minute of the match Donny Behr completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Donny Behr a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, USS Enterprise's Donny Behr got a free kick in the 65th minute. 66 minutes into the game, Óscar Sabrosa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bob Tudor. Óscar Sabrosa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-6. Bob Tudor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Valverde, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 75th minute, Alberto Valverde reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bob Tudor. The goal made the score 0-7. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alberto Valverde in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bob Tudor saved USS Enterprise from getting behind. In the 82nd minute, Elias Teixeira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Proud FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. Igor Kachel hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Cassiano Esteves who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 88thth minute tested the skills of Bob Tudor when he managed to save the team from getting behind. USS Enterprise's Bob Tudor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Valverde in the 92nd minute of play. USS Enterprise's Florian Walch got his second yellow card of the match in the 93rd minute. The referee ordered Florian Walch off the ground. The supporters of Red Proud FC booed when USS Enterprise was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florian Walch didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bob Tudor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassiano Esteves in the 95th minute. Red Proud FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.