U23 World League

Estádio Varzeano
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1575, VIP seats: 50) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Henrique Pesquera took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 6 minutes of play, Unidose II FC's Henrique Pesquera made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Armindo Silveira was left in no man's land by his defense there! 10 minutes into the match, Academia Monte Gordo's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Diniz came free, but Armindo Silveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armindo Silveira didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Song De Xiang went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Norberto Frois kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Henrique Pesquera could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Armindo Silveira made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Academia Monte Gordo's zone, Song De Xiang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armindo Silveira came out of the goal and Song De Xiang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 22nd minute of the match, Song De Xiang tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Armindo Silveira saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 25 minutes Academia Monte Gordo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aloísio Salgado who took care of the corner kick. Aloísio Salgado made a great header on Unidose II FC's corner, it was just that Academia Monte Gordo's Armindo Silveira managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 26th minute Coky Čok suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. After 26 minutes, Jorge Candeias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Academia Monte Gordo and the Unidose II FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jorge Candeias kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. When Henrique Pesquera came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Unidose II 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 Henrique Pesquera couldn't finish the play. Levon Sarkisyan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Candeias in the 31st minute of the match. In the 31st minute, Jorge Candeias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Academia Monte Gordo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After having played for 34 minutes, Henrique Pesquera managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Unidose II FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henrique Pesquera was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Armindo Silveira made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Henrique Pesquera sent off a good shot on target. Armindo Silveira made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Henrique Pesquera sent off a good shot on target. 39 minutes into the match, Unidose II FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Candeias came free, but Levon Sarkisyan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Academia Monte Gordo were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after Unidose II FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sabino Domingos took the corner. The corner led to Academia Monte Gordo's Pedro Salgueiro getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Henrique Pesquera took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armindo Silveira. Armindo Silveira 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. In the 46th minute, Henrique Pesquera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Unidose II FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when António Mendes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Academia Monte Gordo's Armindo Silveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Diniz in the 54th minute of play. Marcelo Diniz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armindo Silveira came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Unidose II FC's Henrique Pesquera. But to his dismay, Henrique Pesquera quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. In the 61st minute, Henrique Pesquera got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Academia Monte Gordo's Armindo Silveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henrique Pesquera in the 64th minute of play. Jorge Candeias hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Academia Monte Gordo's zone, Song De Xiang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armindo Silveira came out of the goal and Song De Xiang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aloísio Salgado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st match minute, Unidose II FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Lucas to maneuver through the defense. Unidose II FC's Bruninho Borges was substituted for Marcelo Diniz. Armindo Silveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrique Pesquera in the 79th minute of play. In the 83rd match minute, Unidose II FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Lucas to maneuver through the defense. After 85 played minutes Unidose II FC got a freekick which was hit by Song De Xiang. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 6-1 when Bruninho Borges sped through Academia Monte Gordo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Armindo Silveira. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henrique Pesquera in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armindo Silveira saved Academia Monte Gordo from getting behind. Unidose II FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.