World League

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Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Israel Manilan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ponte do Carro's André Carmo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Israel Manilan in the 5th minute of play. Simão Boaventura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sing Mano having to interfere. Israel Manilan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but André Carmo made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolás Veloso in the 10th minute of play forced Ponte do Carro's goalkeeper André Carmo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. berretaweres were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Ponte do Carro's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gogo Sein took the corner. Jonathan Haimar was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Israel Manilan did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised André Carmo 15 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute of the match, Israel Manilan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but André Carmo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Israel Manilan in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck André Carmo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Israel Manilan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but André Carmo made a huge save. In the 22nd minute, Manuel Carvalhal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabricio Jago recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Loukianos Livas during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ponte do Carro's Loukianos Livas got a free kick in the 31st minute. André Carmo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Israel Manilan, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. berretaweres's Sing Mano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loukianos Livas in the 39th minute of play. With a little luck, Ponte do Carro's André Carmo got control of the ball when Israel Manilan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicolás Veloso received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. André Carmo came out and tried to block the shot, but Nicolás Veloso slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 45th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Loukianos Livas made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Loukianos Livas 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. André Carmo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Israel Manilan in the 52nd minute of the match. Loukianos Livas in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sing Mano, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. André Carmo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicolás Veloso in the 62nd minute of the match. When Simão Boaventura fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ponte do Carro's protests and gave Simão Boaventura a yellow card for diving instead. The corner led Ponte do Carro's Adélio Brites to fire away a dangerous shot which Sing Mano despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 74 played minutes Ponte do Carro got a freekick which was hit by Loukianos Livas. Palmiro Leite received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Sing Mano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. André Carmo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolás Veloso in the 81st minute of play. In the 85th minute Nicolás Veloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Carmo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. André Carmo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gogo Sein in the 86th minute of the match. After having played for 87 minutes, Loukianos Livas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ponte do Carro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Loukianos Livas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. André Carmo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Israel Manilan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 91 minutes of play, berretaweres's Israel Manilan made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. André Carmo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 95 minutes into the match, Tiago Cortez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sing Mano. berretaweres's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tiago Cortez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2.