World League

Gigante da Beira-Mar
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jaime Rodrigues started the match with the kick off. Gervasio Estefan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgar Souto in the 4th minute. Edgar Souto had several of the 东方远大队's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 4 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Gervasio Estefan as he didn't even see the shot coming. The supporters of 东方远大队 booed when Inter Gala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 李昂枫 in the 8th minute of play forced Inter Gala's goalkeeper Eduardo Baiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 9 minutes of play, Inter Gala's Jaime Rodrigues made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gervasio Estefan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Richard Mendonça in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gervasio Estefan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gervasio Estefan was a little too slow when Cristóvão Ribeiro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 14th minute. The score was now 3-0. After 17 minutes of play, 东方远大队's 吴梁鹰 made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eduardo Baiano was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 20th minute Cristóvão Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gervasio Estefan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, 东方远大队's goalkeeper Gervasio Estefan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristóvão Ribeiro. 25 minutes into the match, 东方远大队's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Rodrigues came free, but Gervasio Estefan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristóvão Ribeiro got free with Gervasio Estefan in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 30 minutes into the match, Richard Mendonça notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of 东方远大队's Gervasio Estefan. Gervasio Estefan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 东方远大队's Gervasio Estefan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristóvão Ribeiro in the 33rd minute of play. Gustavo Salles made a great header on Inter Gala's corner, it was just that 东方远大队's Gervasio Estefan managed to reach the ball for a save. Edgar Souto in the 36thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gervasio Estefan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Jaime Rodrigues took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gervasio Estefan. Gervasio Estefan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. Inter Gala made a substitution. Heinz Stalder replaced Jaime Rodrigues. In the 48th match minute, Inter Gala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Salles to maneuver through the defense. Eduardo Baiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 武建松, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 7-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 李昂枫 to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristóvão Ribeiro in the 56th minute of play forced 东方远大队's goalkeeper Gervasio Estefan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute Richard Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gervasio Estefan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the 东方远大队 defense, Richard Mendonça kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gervasio Estefan. The 东方远大队 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gervasio Estefan should have stopped the shot. 吴梁鹰 hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute of the match Gustavo Salles shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gervasio Estefan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gervasio Estefan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heinz Stalder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 东方远大队's Gervasio Estefan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Souto in the 73rd minute of play. Gervasio Estefan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Mendonça in the 75th minute of play. Gervasio Estefan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar Souto, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute Cristóvão Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gervasio Estefan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gervasio Estefan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Jorginho Valle hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 东方远大队's 黄明峰 was substituted for 钱亮诚. In the 83rd minute, Jorginho Valle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gervasio Estefan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heinz Stalder, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The supporters of Inter Gala booed when 东方远大队 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. 陆政南 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute of the match Cristóvão Ribeiro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gervasio Estefan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gervasio Estefan didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Inter Gala's Richard Mendonça shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 9-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 92nd minute, Richard Mendonça left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Inter Gala fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-1. Gervasio Estefan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Mendonça in the 96th minute of play. After 96 played minutes Inter Gala got a freekick which was hit by Jorginho Valle. Inter Gala's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.