U18 World League

SALIMEN Arena
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Belmiro Baptista got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's goalkeeper Rogério Cenin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aníbal Branco hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's Rogério Cenin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's José Augusto Baptista got a free kick in the 11th minute. Ernani Costa scored 0-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Claudinho Teixeira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 19th minute, Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's Tales Botelho seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Tales Botelho the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Tales Botelho had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 18 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa! The crowd rose to their feet as Aníbal Branco kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rogério Cenin. That made the score 1-1 in the 22 minute of play. After some careless play in the Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa defense, José Vítor Paiva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rogério Cenin. The Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rogério Cenin should have stopped the shot. Belmiro Baptista struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Rogério Cenin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SALIMEN. José Augusto Baptista kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Rogério Cenin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belmiro Baptista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aníbal Branco in the 41st minute of play forced Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's goalkeeper Rogério Cenin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dedé Hermes made a kick off. After 52 played minutes SALIMEN got a freekick which was hit by Aníbal Branco. Aníbal Branco took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rogério Cenin. Rogério Cenin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Vítor Paiva in the 59th minute of play forced Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's goalkeeper Rogério Cenin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquim Mendonça kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Rogério Cenin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tião Dante, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by José Augusto Baptista during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rogério Cenin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aníbal Branco in the 71st minute of play. José Vítor Paiva hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Aníbal Branco's late challenge caught a Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aníbal Branco helped the player get up and apologised. Aníbal Branco hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Rogério Cenin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Vítor Paiva in the 79th minute of the match. Rogério Cenin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Vítor Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 85th minute, José Vítor Paiva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, SALIMEN's José Vítor Paiva got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute, Aníbal Branco made a precise shot to the right of Rogério Cenin. Cospe-Fogo-Pelasventa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. SALIMEN'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.