U23 World League

Bier Stadium
Spectators: 7417 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 70) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aloísio Lopez started the match with the kick off. Inácio Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Balaban Orcaner came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Hartmann Futebol Clube's Gonçalo Madureira. But to his dismay, Gonçalo Madureira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Cesinha Veiga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascal Nouma in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to Hartmann Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Tião Guerra hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Hartmann Futebol Clube's Leonardo Luz got a free kick in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gürkan Akaydın in the 21st minute of play forced Hartmann Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Cesinha Veiga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Hartmann Futebol Clube defense, Pascal Nouma kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cesinha Veiga. The Hartmann Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cesinha Veiga should have stopped the shot. In the 31st minute, Gürkan Akaydın left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Black Cloud FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. When Kral Solskjær fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Black Cloud FC's protests and gave Kral Solskjær a yellow card for diving instead. 38 minutes into the match, Black Cloud FC's goalkeeper Balaban Orcaner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aloísio Lopez. 41 minutes into the game, Hartmann Futebol Clube's Glauco do Nascimento nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Balaban Orcaner made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gürkan Akaydın was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, Black Cloud FC's Pascal Nouma made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cesinha Veiga was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cesinha Veiga made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pascal Nouma in the 57th minute. Cesinha Veiga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascal Nouma in the 59th minute of play. A hard shot 64 in the game by Pascal Nouma from a close distance when the talented Cesinha Veiga managed to make a qualified save. Hartmann Futebol Clube's players were relieved. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Pascal Nouma took a quick shot and it went in 2-4 without a chance for Cesinha Veiga to make any attempt to save it. Black Cloud FC made a substitution. Koča Yarangga replaced Pascal Nouma. Inácio Cunha hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Necdet Bala blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cesinha Veiga having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aloísio Lopez in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Balaban Orcaner saved Black Cloud FC from getting behind. The nice shot from Gürkan Akaydın in the 89thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Cesinha Veiga had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Cesinha Veiga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koča Yarangga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cesinha Veiga came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Black Cloud FC's Koča Yarangga. But to his dismay, Koča Yarangga quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. The crowd rose to their feet as Koča Yarangga kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cesinha Veiga. That made the score 2-6 in the 95 minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Black Cloud FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Hartmann Futebol Clube.