U23 World League

Inferno Tuga
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Nando Matorin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Tuga FC's goalkeeper Eusébio Caiado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 9 minutes Sporting Tuga FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ricardinho Sousa who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Ricardinho Sousa got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Eusébio Caiado quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Telmo Silveira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dong having to interfere. In the 19th minute Nando Matorin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusébio Caiado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sporting Tuga FC's Eusébio Caiado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carolo Urki in the 21st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Carolo Urki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cercadinho's supporters rose to their feet, but Carolo Urki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eusébio Caiado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eusébio Caiado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nando Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrian Dalmu hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute, Hélder Pimentel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Caiado in the 36th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the game, Adelino Mourinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Tuga FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cercadinho the free kick. A collision led to Sporting Tuga FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Adelino Mourinho hit a great ball. Eusébio Caiado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carolo Urki in the 41st minute of play. Carolo Urki recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélder Pimentel, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. In the 48th minute Sporting Tuga FC were awarded a corner. Antero Couto went to the cornerflag to take it. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hélder Pimentel to strike the kick off in the second half. When Telmo Silveira came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Sporting Tuga FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Telmo Silveira couldn't finish the play. Cercadinho's Dong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hélder Pimentel in the 54th minute of play. 57 minutes in the game Adelino Mourinho did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Henrique Araújo. A collision led to Sporting Tuga FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Mete Mete hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Carolo Urki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cercadinho's supporters rose to their feet, but Carolo Urki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eusébio Caiado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nando Matorin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st minute Carolo Urki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusébio Caiado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Nando Matorin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Sporting Tuga FC's Hélder Pimentel in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cercadinho's goalie prevented a goal. Ricardinho Sousa's late challenge caught a Sporting Tuga FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ricardinho Sousa helped the player get up and apologised. Ricardinho Sousa kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. During the 81st minute of the match Adelino Mourinho completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Adelino Mourinho a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Sporting Tuga FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Adelino Mourinho hit a great ball. Cercadinho's Ricardinho Sousa got his second yellow card of the match in the 88th minute. The referee ordered Ricardinho Sousa off the ground. After 89 played minutes Cercadinho got a freekick which was hit by Ricardinho Sousa. Dong came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by Sporting Tuga FC's Telmo Silveira. But to his dismay, Telmo Silveira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the Cercadinho players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sporting Tuga FC.