U23 World League

Xubrolas
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fernando Coutinho kicked off to start the match. Mané Garrinchinha struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Arlindo Meireles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Błαck Bułłs MZ. After 8 played minutes Błαck Bułłs MZ got a freekick which was hit by Gualter Leal. Arlindo Meireles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Coutinho in the 11th minute of the match. With a little luck, Błαck Bułłs MZ's Cássio Mønster got control of the ball when Teodoro Valle tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arlindo Meireles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Coutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute of the match Błαck Bułłs MZ got a corner. Xurupita FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kauã Soeiro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Eusébio Mattos was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 21st match minute, Błαck Bułłs MZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gualter Leal to maneuver through the defense. In the 27th minute Mané Garrinchinha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Meireles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arlindo Meireles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Coutinho in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Fernando Coutinho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Błαck Bułłs MZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Arlindo Meireles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Coutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernando Coutinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arlindo Meireles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fernando Coutinho's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Mané Garrinchinha struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Arlindo Meireles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Błαck Bułłs MZ. Arlindo Meireles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kauã Soeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Mané Garrinchinha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Błαck Bułłs MZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Mané Garrinchinha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arlindo Meireles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The audience was convinced that Fernando Coutinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arlindo Meireles was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Fernando Coutinho's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 56thth minute, Arlindo Meireles skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ricardinho de Azevedo's late challenge caught a Błαck Bułłs MZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ricardinho de Azevedo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Xurupita FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Ricardinho de Azevedo hit a great ball. Xurupita FC's Arlindo Meireles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusébio Mattos in the 63rd minute of play. After 66 played minutes Fernando Coutinho could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 0-3 into the left cross. Arlindo Meireles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Coutinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Arlindo Meireles was a little too slow when Eusébio Mattos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 71st minute. The score was now 0-4. Arlindo Meireles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Coutinho in the 74th minute of play. Renato Aguiar kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Fernando Coutinho did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-5 to the left of a surprised Arlindo Meireles 86 minutes into the match. Albertinho Proença charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albertinho Proença the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th minute, Albertinho Proença hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Błαck Bułłs MZ's Kauã Soeiro shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 90th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Arlindo Meireles but with some difficulty. Mané Garrinchinha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arlindo Meireles having to interfere. When the match was over Błαck Bułłs MZ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Xurupita FC throughout the match.