U18 World League

Estadio Don Amado
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Tomás Sauveur started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 7 minutes into the match, Abílio Mafra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ata Jamal. C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abílio Mafra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Mauro Barata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ata Jamal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octávio Macieira in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isac Palhares in the 22nd minute of play forced C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's goalkeeper Ata Jamal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octávio Macieira in the 27th minute of play forced C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's goalkeeper Ata Jamal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mariano Godinho was a little too slow when Tomás Sauveur got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 28th minute. The score was now 1-1. Ata Jamal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octávio Macieira in the 37th minute of play. Abílio Mafra struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Ata Jamal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VB-Team. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octávio Macieira in the 40th minute of play forced C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's goalkeeper Ata Jamal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isidro Tabb hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The supporters of VB-Team booed when C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelino Ederono didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abílio Mafra to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Mauro Barata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ata Jamal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abílio Mafra might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ata Jamal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abílio Mafra ran back to his position shaking his head. Isidro Tabb hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. The supporters of C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA booed when VB-Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octávio Macieira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ata Jamal was a little too slow when Octávio Macieira got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 68th minute. The score was now 1-2. Mariano Godinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicanor Errolan in the 72nd minute of play. The supporters of VB-Team booed when C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Herminio Rubio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ata Jamal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Barata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute VB-Team were awarded a corner. Aprígio Campos went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Aprígio Campos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Ata Jamal did a great save. C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's Ata Jamal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abílio Mafra in the 80th minute of play. Ata Jamal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Barata in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Barata in the 91st minute of play forced C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA's goalkeeper Ata Jamal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to C.A. SAN MARTIN MZA getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Isidro Tabb hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as VB-Team's Mauro Barata slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ata Jamal. That made the score 1-3 after 93 minutes of play. Ata Jamal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abílio Mafra in the 96th minute of play. VB-Team's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.