World League

M.F.C. ARENA
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bruno Soveral got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, MICE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo Carrasqueira came free, but Christos Perivolakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christos Perivolakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Carrasqueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christos Perivolakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aybar Hasret, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Armando Meireles scored 0-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Christos Perivolakis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Christos Perivolakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Meireles in the 17th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Bruno Soveral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christos Perivolakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christos Perivolakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Carrasqueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, MICE F.C.'s Panos Kavaliaratos got a free kick in the 31st minute. Laurențiu Gaciu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaltino Borges in the 35th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute of the match Exército Português got a corner. MICE F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gustavo Carrasqueira ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 44th minute, Gustavo Carrasqueira made a precise shot to the right of Christos Perivolakis. MICE F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dimitris Skondras was the one to do the kick off. Exército Português's Laurențiu Gaciu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lv Hai Chong in the 51st minute of play. Christos Perivolakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Carrasqueira in the 57th minute of play. Lv Hai Chong took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Laurențiu Gaciu. Laurențiu Gaciu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 63rd minute Lv Hai Chong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laurențiu Gaciu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute Armando Meireles shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christos Perivolakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lv Hai Chong kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Christos Perivolakis made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Gustavo Carrasqueira sent off a good shot on target. Laurențiu Gaciu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lv Hai Chong, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Christos Perivolakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Carrasqueira in the 76th minute of the match. Bruno Soveral could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Christos Perivolakis made a huge save. Aybar Hasret sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Exército Português booed when MICE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Menios Tsirkos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gustavo Carrasqueira succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 92nd playminute. In the 95th minute, Armando Meireles reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Christos Perivolakis. The goal made the score 1-4. Exército Português's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.