U23 World League

AMG Stadium
Spectators: 7657 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 145) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. António Mendes started the match with the kick off. Armindo Silveira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christiano Ronaldo's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. After 5 minutes of play, Juoksengi's John Wiberg made it 0-1 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! When Claudemiro Aveiro fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Academia Monte Gordo's protests and gave Claudemiro Aveiro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 8th match minute, Academia Monte Gordo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudemiro Aveiro to maneuver through the defense. Academia Monte Gordo's Armindo Silveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Wiberg in the 11th minute of play. If Pangeran Pango had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 18 minutes into the match, Academia Monte Gordo's goal looked a bit too open when Christiano Ronaldo came free, but Armindo Silveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Patrício Macieira kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Academia Monte Gordo defense, Matthias Ekegren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armindo Silveira. The Academia Monte Gordo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armindo Silveira should have stopped the shot. In the 25th minute, Matthias Ekegren 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. 30 minutes into the match, Academia Monte Gordo's goal looked a bit too open when Christiano Ronaldo came free, but Armindo Silveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorge Candeias's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute, Mats Jakobsson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Armindo Silveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthias Ekegren, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Armindo Silveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthias Ekegren, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matthias Ekegren in the 40th minute of play forced Academia Monte Gordo's goalkeeper Armindo Silveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Academia Monte Gordo's Armindo Silveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthias Ekegren in the 41st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Academia Monte Gordo's Patrício Macieira got a free kick in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Matthias Ekegren stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Matthias Ekegren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Armindo Silveira was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Armindo Silveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matthias Ekegren in the 56th minute of the match. John Wibergs short, quick shot in the 59thth minute got Armindo Silveira to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Matthias Ekegren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Silveira having to interfere. With his leg Armindo Silveira managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Juoksengi's Christiano Ronaldo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Armindo Silveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute, Christiano Ronaldo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Juoksengi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matthias Ekegren in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armindo Silveira saved Academia Monte Gordo from getting behind. Armindo Silveira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matthias Ekegren in the 85th minute of play. Christiano Ronaldo in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Armindo Silveira, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With an all-out effort, Juoksengi's Armindo Silveira threw himself towards the right post 90 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Matthias Ekegren, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The Academia Monte Gordo fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Juoksengi were clearly better and deserved to take the win.