U23 World League

Caldeirão do Lea
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 柳荣镇 kicked off to start the match. Hugo Bastos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 柳荣镇 might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcel Donatello. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 柳荣镇 ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by 柳荣镇 in the 6th minute of play forced Lea FC's goalkeeper Marcel Donatello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Flávio Monteiro fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lea FC's protests and gave Flávio Monteiro a yellow card for diving instead. After 18 played minutes Lea FC got a freekick which was hit by Flávio Monteiro. In the 20th minute of the game Ricardinho Seco made a throw-in which Otávio Dante played forward. 梅洋明 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Otávio Dante in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute of the match Lea FC got a corner. Niubility FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hugo Bastos ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hugo Bastos made a great header on Lea FC's corner, it was just that Niubility FC's 梅洋明 managed to reach the ball for a save. 24 minutes into the match, Niubility FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardinho Seco came free, but 梅洋明 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd match minute, Niubility FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 柳荣镇 to maneuver through the defense. 37 minutes into the match, Lea FC's Otávio Dante sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 梅洋明 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 41st minute Otávio Dante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 梅洋明 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Niubility FC's Kléberson Bastos got a free kick in the 45th minute. After 47 minutes, 卓洲冰 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Niubility FC and the Lea FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Niubility FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. 卓洲冰 hit a great ball. A hard shot by Hugo Bastos from long distance, 48 minutes into the match, got 梅洋明's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 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.

After a rather tough play, Niubility FC's 卓洲冰 got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Álvaro Morata got a throw-in 65 minutes in the game and the ball was received by 柳荣镇. 72 minutes into the match, Lea FC's goalkeeper Marcel Donatello had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 柳荣镇. In the 75th minute Otávio Dante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 梅洋明 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Otávio Dante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 梅洋明 having to interfere. A collision led to Lea FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Hugo Bastos hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Otávio Dante in the 83rd minute of play forced Niubility FC's goalkeeper 梅洋明 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as 柳荣镇 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcel Donatello. That made the score 1-1 in the 90 minute of play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.