U21 World League

cicha 6
Spectators: 7953 (Terracing: 5966, Seating: 1829, VIP seats: 158) Ponte do Carro's Eusébio Leão 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. In the 3rd minute Eusébio Leão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Drapinski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eusébio Leão took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roman Drapinski. Roman Drapinski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Mateus Quaresma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Drapinski having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Karol Czech's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Heitor Horta was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. After 15 minutes, Ricardo Calado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ponte do Carro and the WiTeK TeAm players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 15th match minute, Ponte do Carro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricardo Calado to maneuver through the defense. Karol Czech blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Heitor Horta having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karol Czech in the 19th minute of play forced Ponte do Carro's goalkeeper Heitor Horta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladimiro Corte-Real hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute, Eusébio Leão ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roman Drapinski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Karol Czech struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Heitor Horta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for WiTeK TeAm. The audience was convinced that Karol Czech's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Heitor Horta was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Heitor Horta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karol Czech in the 54th minute of the match. Heitor Horta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karol Czech in the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute of the match Lukasz Januszewski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Heitor Horta showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With his leg Roman Drapinski managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when Ponte do Carro's Eusébio Leão fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Karol Czech came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the WiTeK TeAm fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Karol Czech couldn't finish the play. In the 73rd minute, Karol Czech 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. Karol Czech scored 1-2 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Heitor Horta, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Heitor Horta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karol Czech in the 81st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ponte do Carro's Vladimiro Corte-Real got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute, Antoni Mnich ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Heitor Horta was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 87thth minute of the game Karol Czech who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ponte do Carro's Heitor Horta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lukasz Prusek made a great header on WiTeK TeAm's corner, it was just that Ponte do Carro's Heitor Horta managed to reach the ball for a save. Lukasz Januszewski kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Boguslaw Matuch hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. After having played for 94 minutes, Karol Czech managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. WiTeK TeAm's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karol Czech was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.