World League

Ponta do Sol Stadium
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) 4 minutes into the match, OROTINENSE's goal looked a bit too open when Giuseppe Catarinense came free, but Liu Yong Yong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Talamanca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Marco Bessa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of OROTINENSE booed when AD Pontassolense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paul Mussett didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th match minute, AD Pontassolense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salvador Fraga to maneuver through the defense. Marco Bessa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Talamanca, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute, Songurhan Mete made a precise shot to the right of Marco Bessa. AD Pontassolense's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Liu Yong Yong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Quintanilha in the 21st minute of play. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 0-2 when David Talamanca sped through AD Pontassolense's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marco Bessa. Liu Yong Yong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Quintanilha in the 31st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Giuseppe Catarinense managed to get in a good position for a shot. AD Pontassolense's supporters rose to their feet, but Giuseppe Catarinense was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Liu Yong Yong breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Liu Yong Yong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giuseppe Catarinense in the 34th minute of the match. Liu Yong Yong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Quintanilha, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Liu Yong Yong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giuseppe Catarinense, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half OROTINENSE were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Januário Domingos to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Songurhan Mete left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The OROTINENSE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 58th minute Januário Domingos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liu Yong Yong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 60 minutes into the match, OROTINENSE's Omar Carvajal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Bessa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Liu Yong Yong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogério Bettencourt in the 63rd minute of play. Liu Yong Yong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrique Onofre in the 69th minute of play. Giuseppe Catarinense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Liu Yong Yong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Juraj Múdry had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Bessa. AD Pontassolense's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juraj Múdry was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in OROTINENSE's zone, Januário Domingos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Liu Yong Yong came out of the goal and Januário Domingos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. OROTINENSE's Liu Yong Yong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Quintanilha in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, OROTINENSE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinaldo Medina to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute Januário Domingos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liu Yong Yong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AD Pontassolense's Marco Bessa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jacek Walczak in the 86th minute of play. After 95 minutes of play, OROTINENSE's Iordache Opincaru made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Bessa was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. OROTINENSE walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.