U23 World League

Altamora
Spectators: 7733 (Terracing: 5801, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manuel Vigário started the match with the kick off. Rui Medeiros's late challenge caught a ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rui Medeiros helped the player get up and apologised. In the 2nd minute, one of Altamora FC: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 Altamora FC. The referee gave ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK a penalty, 4 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by 余峰常, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Altamora FC's Alípio Franco. 0-1. Manuel Vigário took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 温强克. 温强克 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 温强克 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Vigário, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. With a little luck, ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK's 温强克 got control of the ball when Idalécio Malafaia tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg 温强克 managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Altamora FC's Idalécio Malafaia fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Alípio Franco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 邵笑博 in the 18th minute of the match. 柳城锋 took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alípio Franco. Alípio Franco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Manuel Vigário managed to get in a good position for a shot. Altamora FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Vigário was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 温强克 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK's 史康迅 got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute Altamora FC were awarded a corner. Osvaldo Vasques went to the cornerflag to take it. Altamora FC's Manuel Vigário was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but 温强克 in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by 齐庭风 in the 32nd minute of play forced Altamora FC's goalkeeper Alípio Franco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK's 温强克 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Vigário in the 35th minute of play. Altamora FC's Alípio Franco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 邵笑博 in the 37th minute of play. In the 41st minute 柳城锋 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alípio Franco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by 柳城锋 in the 45th minute of play forced Altamora FC's goalkeeper Alípio Franco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alípio Franco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 柳城锋, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for 柳城锋 to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Altamora FC's goal looked a bit too open when 贺谦荣 came free, but Alípio Franco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Altamora FC's goalkeeper Alípio Franco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 陶悦永. In the 65th minute, Osvaldo Vasques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Altamora FC's Yuri Castanheira got a free kick in the 69th minute. Alípio Franco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 柳城锋 in the 73rd minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, 贺谦荣 was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Altamora FC the free kick. In the 77th minute, 贺谦荣 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when 齐庭风 got free with Alípio Franco in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as 齐庭风 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alípio Franco. That made the score 1-3 in the 84 minute of play. Alípio Franco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 邵笑博, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 89th minute, 史康迅 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 齐庭风 hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK's zone, Manuel Vigário stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 温强克 came out of the goal and Manuel Vigário tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ≮Empire≯Give me five CXK'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.