U21 World League

MOC CITY
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Juan Sánchez started the match with the kick off. Mergildo Pascua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Borel in the 7th minute of the match. Doni Meirelles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juan Sánchez's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Mergildo Pascua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfredo Reis in the 18th minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Tirant lo Blanch's goalkeeper Mergildo Pascua had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manfredo Reis. 26 minutes into the match, Tirant lo Blanch's goal looked a bit too open when Vítor Teles came free, but Mergildo Pascua reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute, Manfredo Reis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 34th minute, Juan Sánchez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tirant lo Blanch fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Gai Alavedra lost his temper 37 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 36th minute, one of Tirant lo Blanch:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Tirant lo Blanch. Tirant lo Blanch's defense didn't have a chance, in the 43rd minute, when Fabiano Borel scored to the left of an out of position Mergildo Pascua, making the score, 4-2. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manfredo Reis to make the kick off. Mergildo Pascua showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manfredo Reis, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. The audience was convinced that Manfredo Reis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mergildo Pascua was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. 58 minutes into the match, Tirant lo Blanch's goal looked a bit too open when Fabiano Borel came free, but Mergildo Pascua reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gonçalo Siqueira made in the 62nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Hernani Massa however managed to control. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabiano Borel in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mergildo Pascua prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 78th minute, Vítor Teles left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-2. In the 82nd minute, Hernani Massa made a precise shot to the right of Mergildo Pascua. Tirant lo Blanch's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-2. In the 88th minute, Fabiano Borel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-2. Hernani Massa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Mergildo Pascua tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mergildo Pascua showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfredo Reis in the 95th minute of the match. ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.