World League

MACONHA
Spectators: 7660 (Terracing: 5747, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Enrique Frasco got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Juniors FC's goalkeeper Lázaro Colon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alcino Jesus. A throw-in in the 5th minute of the game was made by Luís Falcão with Palmiro Leite as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. If Enrique Frasco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. André Carmo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrique Frasco in the 5th minute of play. Lázaro Colon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loukianos Livas in the 7th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simão Boaventura in the 10th minute of play forced Juniors FC's goalkeeper Lázaro Colon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Enrique Frasco in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck André Carmo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. André Carmo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enrique Frasco, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Gil Vilhena made in the 19th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Palmiro Leite immediately put the ball in play. André Carmo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrique Frasco in the 21st minute of play. Lázaro Colon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alcino Jesus in the 25th minute of the match. Juniors FC's Severino Garikoitz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but André Carmo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After taking down the ball on Juniors FC's corner Nicanor Porfirio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and André Carmo quite easily take care of the ball. André Carmo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Enrique Frasco's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Juniors FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nicanor Porfirio in the 38th minute. After taking down the ball on Juniors FC's corner Nicanor Porfirio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and André Carmo quite easily take care of the ball. Juniors FC's Lázaro Colon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loukianos Livas in the 40th minute of play. Lázaro Colon made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Alcino Jesus sent off a good shot on target. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Loukianos Livas made a kick off. Lázaro Colon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Palmiro Leite in the 52nd minute of play. André Carmo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prospero Furman in the 57th minute of play. Lázaro Colon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simão Boaventura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enrique Frasco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but André Carmo made a huge save. Lázaro Colon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simão Boaventura in the 68th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Loukianos Livas in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lázaro Colon saved Juniors FC from getting behind. The Ponte do Carro fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Ponte do Carro's Loukianos Livas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a little luck, Ponte do Carro's André Carmo got control of the ball when Humberto Lange tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ponte do Carro made a substitution. Tiago Cortez replaced Alcino Jesus. After taking down the ball on Juniors FC's corner Nicanor Porfirio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and André Carmo quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Juniors FC's Ramiro Buinton got a free kick in the 87th minute. Lázaro Colon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simão Boaventura in the 94th minute of play. Lázaro Colon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simão Boaventura in the 94th minute of the match. Ponte do Carro were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Juniors FC for a fine match.