U21 World League

Ponta do Sol Stadium
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vítor Patrício took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Lambros Spetsarias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goalkeeper Nikos Kyriakou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vítor Patrício. Nikos Kyriakou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Portela in the 15th minute. 17 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goalkeeper Nikos Kyriakou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernando Portela. The crowd rose to their feet as AD Pontassolense's Vítor Patrício slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nikos Kyriakou. That made the score 1-0 after 19 minutes of play. 24 minutes into the match, AD Pontassolense's goal looked a bit too open when Miltos Mouratidis came free, but Vladimiro Barroso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vítor Patrício got free with Nikos Kyriakou in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Palhares in the 28th minute of play forced BE COOL's goalkeeper Nikos Kyriakou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nikos Travezeas's late challenge caught a AD Pontassolense's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nikos Travezeas helped the player get up and apologised. Nikos Travezeas hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Nikos Kyriakou successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Vítor Patrício could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Nikos Kyriakou made a huge save. BE COOL's Nikos Kyriakou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save BE COOL from getting a goal against them. BE COOL's Nikos Kyriakou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim Palhares in the 39th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Ricardo Passos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute of the match Makis Zacharatos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vladimiro Barroso showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. BE COOL's Nikos Kyriakou proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save BE COOL from getting a goal against them.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lambros Spetsarias to strike the kick off in the second half. Nikos Kyriakou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Aguiar in the 53rd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, BE COOL's goal looked a bit too open when Vítor Patrício came free, but Nikos Kyriakou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikos Kyriakou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Portela in the 55th minute of the match. Vladimiro Barroso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miltos Mouratidis in the 56th minute of the match. AD Pontassolense's Vladimiro Barroso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save AD Pontassolense from getting a goal against them. In the 66th minute Fernando Portela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikos Kyriakou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 67 played minutes BE COOL got a freekick which was hit by Nikolas Charalambous. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Miltos Mouratidis in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladimiro Barroso saved AD Pontassolense from getting behind. 74 minutes into the match, Vítor Patrício had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nikos Kyriakou. BE COOL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vítor Patrício was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After a rather tough play, AD Pontassolense's Ricardo Passos got a free kick in the 80th minute. After 85 played minutes BE COOL got a freekick which was hit by Nikolas Charalambous. After a defensive mix-up in BE COOL's zone, Ronaldo Barbosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nikos Kyriakou came out of the goal and Ronaldo Barbosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 88 minutes into the game, Giorgos Gonias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BE COOL's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AD Pontassolense the free kick. With a little luck, AD Pontassolense's Vladimiro Barroso got control of the ball when Lambros Spetsarias tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nikolas Charalambous kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. AD Pontassolense's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.