U18 World League

Estadio Insular
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Amado Portillo managed to get in a good position for a shot. U Alcaravaneras's supporters rose to their feet, but Amado Portillo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rubim Fiúza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Enzo Leão hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Xalvador Madariaga took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rubim Fiúza. MACAU. F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Máximo Pedriza hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. 21 minutes into the match, Nuno Palha notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of U Alcaravaneras's Emilio Jaraba. Emilio Jaraba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuno Palha in the 24th minute of play forced U Alcaravaneras's goalkeeper Emilio Jaraba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Catarino Durães in the 28th minute of play forced U Alcaravaneras's goalkeeper Emilio Jaraba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Fermín Fernandez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 32 minutes into the match, Catarino Durães notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of U Alcaravaneras's Emilio Jaraba. Emilio Jaraba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Emilio Jaraba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Catarino Durães went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Emilio Jaraba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Catarino Durães, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute, Máximo Pedriza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Torcato Rebelo, 48 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Catarino Durães was the one to do the kick off. Emilio Jaraba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Catarino Durães in the 55th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aloísio Portugal got free with Emilio Jaraba in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Catarino Durães kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Emilio Jaraba. That made the score 1-4 in the 61 minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Joel Sales hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 68 minutes into the match, Catarino Durães dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Emilio Jaraba, 1-5. U Alcaravaneras's Emilio Jaraba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Palha in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th play minute Aloísio Portugal came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Emilio Jaraba. 2-6. The crowd rose to their feet as Catarino Durães kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Emilio Jaraba. That made the score 2-7 in the 83 minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Catarino Durães had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emilio Jaraba. U Alcaravaneras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Catarino Durães was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-8. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juanito Aizpurua in the 94th minute of play forced MACAU. F.C's goalkeeper Rubim Fiúza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MACAU. F.C played a much better game than U Alcaravaneras and deserved their victory. The U Alcaravaneras players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.