World League

NINHO de CUCOS
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Gualter Amaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Man Fish tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Arrebimba o Malho SLB defense, Veríssimo Valadão kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Man Fish. The Arrebimba o Malho SLB fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Man Fish should have stopped the shot. GD JULIO DINIS's Adérito Palhares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save GD JULIO DINIS from getting a goal against them. Adérito Palhares made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Maxim Tilea sent off a good shot on target. In the last second Adérito Palhares throw himself and got hold of the ball when Maxim Tilea in the 44thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veríssimo Valadão in the 45th minute of play forced Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper Man Fish to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Veríssimo Valadão to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goal looked a bit too open when Veríssimo Valadão came free, but Man Fish reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Man Fish made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Veríssimo Valadão sent off a good shot on target. Adérito Palhares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maxim Tilea's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. A hard shot 57 in the game by Veríssimo Valadão from a close distance when the talented Man Fish managed to make a qualified save. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's players were relieved. After 58 played minutes GD JULIO DINIS got a freekick which was hit by Leal Azevedo. In the 59th minute of the match Avantas Jado sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adérito Palhares skillfully saved the ball. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Man Fish proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Arrebimba o Malho SLB from getting a goal against them. A hard shot 66 in the game by Veríssimo Valadão from a close distance when the talented Man Fish managed to make a qualified save. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's players were relieved. Norberto Quaresma kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After 72 minutes of play, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Maxim Tilea made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adérito Palhares was left in no man's land by his defense there! Adérito Palhares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxim Tilea in the 75th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, GD JULIO DINIS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Viriato Calado to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hao Fan Yong in the 84th minute of play forced GD JULIO DINIS's goalkeeper Adérito Palhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Maxim Tilea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adérito Palhares was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. In the 86th minute, Maxim Tilea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arrebimba o Malho SLB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Maxim Tilea put it in 5-1 from a short distance just to the right of Adérito Palhares. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Arrebimba o Malho SLB had played much better football throughout.