U21 World League

Mancini Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) U.D. Mancini's Romeo Rienda 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. Porfiro Zapater took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kauã Tróia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Tony Seco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Porfiro Zapater. U.D. Mancini's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tony Seco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Sérgio Grandi came free, but Porfiro Zapater reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Porfiro Zapater showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sérgio Grandi in the 13th minute of the match. Porfiro Zapater took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Tony Seco came free, but Porfiro Zapater reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 minutes, Sérgio Grandi made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. U.D. Mancini's Porfiro Zapater tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Porfiro Zapater made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tony Seco in the 23rd minute of play. Ekialde Castro hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ian Bueno in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Porfiro Zapater saved U.D. Mancini from getting behind. Porfiro Zapater took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kauã Tróia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 27 minutes, Tony Seco made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. U.D. Mancini's Porfiro Zapater tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. U.D. Mancini's Porfiro Zapater played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Seco in the 30th minute of play. Porfiro Zapater took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 32 played minutes Perivaldo Meireles shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for U.D. Mancini's Porfiro Zapater to catch but Perivaldo Meireles was lucky. It became 0-4 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. 35 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Ian Bueno came free, but Porfiro Zapater reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute, Romeo Rienda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The U.D. Mancini players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. IsioSamuel Jrs F.C. were winning 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tony Seco to make the kick off. IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.'s Tiago Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeo Rienda in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd match minute, U.D. Mancini was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Meder Pena to maneuver through the defense. Porfiro Zapater made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Sérgio Grandi sent off a good shot on target. Tiago Jacinto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Romeo Rienda's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.'s Tiago Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romeo Rienda in the 76th minute of play. U.D. Mancini made a substitution. Vitin Bouzas replaced Xusto Alfaro. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Garaile Campello was slow to take the kick. During this time U.D. Mancini's players had a chance to rest. If Romeo Rienda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the match, IsioSamuel Jrs F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Romeo Rienda came free, but Tiago Jacinto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th match minute, U.D. Mancini was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ekialde Castro to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Xerardo Pujol during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Xerardo Pujol kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Porfiro Zapater made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tony Seco in the 95th minute. Porfiro Zapater made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Tony Seco sent off a good shot on target. The IsioSamuel Jrs F.C. supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing IsioSamuel Jrs F.C. would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.