U23 World League

Estádio Augusto Mohr
Spectators: 7596 (Terracing: 5698, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Adelino Saldanha made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Hamilton Luis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jumeuc Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Hamilton Luis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zhelyazko Yazadzhiev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Сакарско орехче were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after Jumeuc Futebol Clube's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Stancho Stanislavov took the corner. The supporters of Сакарско орехче booed when Jumeuc Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kiko Leite didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zhelyazko Yazadzhiev was a little too slow when Adelino Saldanha got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Adelino Saldanha kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zhelyazko Yazadzhiev. That made the score 2-0 in the 26 minute of play. When Francisco da Cunha came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Jumeuc Futebol Clube 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 Francisco da Cunha couldn't finish the play. If Darin Mankov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Jumeuc Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Hamilton Luis hit a great ball. In the 35th minute of the match Stancho Stanislavov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emerson Paraíba showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 36th minute, Сакарско орехче's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Francisco da Cunha fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Falcão Soeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Anko Stoykovski to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darin Mankov in the 52nd minute of play forced Jumeuc Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Emerson Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Сакарско орехче's Miho Pogonchev got a free kick in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco da Cunha in the 58th minute of play forced Сакарско орехче's goalkeeper Zhelyazko Yazadzhiev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Francisco da Cunha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jumeuc Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. When Lyuboslav Vushkov fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Сакарско орехче's protests and gave Lyuboslav Vushkov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 66th match minute, Сакарско орехче was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lyuboslav Vushkov to maneuver through the defense. If Adelino Saldanha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Francisco da Cunha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes had been played when some careless play by Сакарско орехче's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Samuel Melo was slow to take the kick. During this time Jumeuc Futebol Clube's players had a chance to rest. In the 72nd match minute, Jumeuc Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adelino Saldanha to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the match, Francisco da Cunha notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Сакарско орехче's Zhelyazko Yazadzhiev. Zhelyazko Yazadzhiev was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Darin Mankov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 80 played minutes Сакарско орехче got a freekick which was hit by Lyuboslav Vushkov. Сакарско орехче's Zhelyazko Yazadzhiev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adelino Saldanha in the 81st minute of play. After 82 played minutes Сакарско орехче got a freekick which was hit by Vencho Zlatarev. Adelino Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Falcão Soeiro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jumeuc Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Falcão Soeiro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zhelyazko Yazadzhiev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jumeuc Futebol Clube walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.