U23 World League

MACONHA
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Hilário Campelo hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Stanyo Blagiev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jorge Valério was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Stoyadin Axentiev scored 0-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jorge Valério, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 20th minute Stanyo Blagiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Valério saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stamen Daskalov kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Yane Stranski acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 34th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jesualdo Valadão. Ponte do Carro's Jorge Valério played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanyo Blagiev in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Reinaldo Calado reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Yane Stranski. The goal made the score 3-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stanyo Blagiev in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jorge Valério prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 44 minutes Ponte do Carro's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stoyadin Axentiev who took care of the corner kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Stanyo Blagiev to strike the kick off in the second half. With his leg Jorge Valério managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when VN BAKITO's Stanyo Blagiev fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Stamen Daskalov kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute of the match Jesualdo Valadão sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yane Stranski skillfully saved the ball. In the 56th minute Stanyo Blagiev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Valério saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute, Micael Marques ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yane Stranski was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Yane Stranski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hilário Campelo in the 64th minute of the match. VN BAKITO's Stanyo Blagiev was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 65th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Valdemar Anjos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yane Stranski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hilário Campelo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, Jorge Valério successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 76 minutes Ponte do Carro's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stoyadin Axentiev who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Stoyadin Axentiev almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ponte do Carro's Jorge Valério did a great save. With an all-out effort, VN BAKITO's Jorge Valério threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Milan Karaleev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 81stth minute of the game Stanyo Blagiev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ponte do Carro's Jorge Valério was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ponte do Carro's zone, Stanyo Blagiev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jorge Valério came out of the goal and Stanyo Blagiev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yane Stranski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdemar Anjos in the 87th minute of the match. In the 89th minute, Humberto Mascarenhas 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. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ponte do Carro fans cheered their team off the field, for while VN BAKITO had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.