U23 World League

Verderena Stadium
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sérgio Barroso started the match with the kick off. Damaso Nuno kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Pires in the 4th minute of play forced CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854's goalkeeper Nicolas Maties to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicolas Maties showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sérgio Barroso, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 7th minute Lisandro Abeijon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filipe Semedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute, Cláudio García ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Filipe Semedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, GD JULIO DINIS's goal looked a bit too open when Victorio Hechter came free, but Filipe Semedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cláudio García during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 19th minute, Cláudio García hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexandre Palha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nicolas Maties having to make a save. After 25 played minutes, GD JULIO DINIS's Alexandre Palha shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nicolas Maties came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in GD JULIO DINIS reached it. Alexandre Palha kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Sérgio Barroso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Nicolas Maties tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cláudio García in the 34th minute of play forced GD JULIO DINIS's goalkeeper Filipe Semedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38thth minute of the game Sérgio Barroso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854's Nicolas Maties was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 48 minutes into the match, CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854's Gabriel-Omar Bati sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Filipe Semedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

Gabriel-Omar Bati in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Filipe Semedo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cláudio García could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Filipe Semedo made a huge save. In the 65th match minute, GD JULIO DINIS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Palha to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Hermengildo Paulin from long distance, 66 minutes into the match, got Filipe Semedo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Alexandre Palha hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Hermengildo Paulin from long distance, 67 minutes into the match, got Filipe Semedo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Nicolas Maties showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregório Carvalhal in the 71st minute of the match. Nicolas Maties made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gregório Carvalhal in the 73rd minute of play. Paulo Aleixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Maties having to interfere. Filipe Semedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cláudio García, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicolas Maties came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by GD JULIO DINIS's Luís Pires. But to his dismay, Luís Pires quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.