U23 World League

Estádio do Dragão
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Romão Bandeira kicked off to start the match. If Abel Van Clijnebreugel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abel Van Clijnebreugel in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dewa Cinta saved FCPorto from getting behind. After 6 played minutes FCPorto got a freekick which was hit by Honorato Salgueiro. Sálvio Poças kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Henrik Van Brabandt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Dewa Cinta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sálvio Poças kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Dewa Cinta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Van Clijnebreugel in the 18th minute of the match. With a little luck, Fauna Utd's Gino Van Deijck got control of the ball when Romão Bandeira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dewa Cinta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Van Clijnebreugel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rdth minute of the game Abel Van Clijnebreugel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FCPorto's Dewa Cinta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Abel Van Clijnebreugel might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dewa Cinta. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abel Van Clijnebreugel ran back to his position shaking his head. When Fauna Utd's Abel Van Clijnebreugel in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FCPorto's goalie prevented a goal. After 28 played minutes FCPorto got a freekick which was hit by Damião Lisboa. The audience was convinced that Abel Van Clijnebreugel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dewa Cinta was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Dewa Cinta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robben De Vlaeminck in the 35th minute of the match. After 38 played minutes FCPorto got a freekick which was hit by Zeferino Palma. Dewa Cinta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Van Clijnebreugel in the 41st minute of the match. Paulo Liberato kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FCPorto's zone, Abel Van Clijnebreugel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dewa Cinta came out of the goal and Abel Van Clijnebreugel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abel Van Clijnebreugel to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Abel Van Clijnebreugel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fauna Utd fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in FCPorto's zone, Henrik Van Brabandt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dewa Cinta came out of the goal and Henrik Van Brabandt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dewa Cinta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abel Van Clijnebreugel went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 71 minutes into the game, Emílio Castro threw the ball into play from the sideline. Fauna Utd's Wout Rosbach quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Emílio Castro made in the 78th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Fauna Utd's Wout Rosbach. Emílio Castro made in the 81st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Fauna Utd's Wout Rosbach. If Abel Van Clijnebreugel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abel Van Clijnebreugel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dewa Cinta didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abel Van Clijnebreugel went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. In the 88th minute, FCPorto's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Abel Van Clijnebreugel fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Fauna Utd played a much better game than FCPorto and deserved their victory. The FCPorto players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.