U21 World League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) The audience thought a goal was coming when Mario Gleason got free with Osasun Abastas in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Osasun Abastas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manual Hope in the 9th minute of play. Manual Hopes short, quick shot in the 11thth minute got Osasun Abastas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mario Gleason could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Osasun Abastas made a huge save. In the 14th minute Tombolo Wa Kadima D'AoustDaoust shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Beauchesne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the game, Fernando Whitmore cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Marco Beauchesne was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marco Beauchesne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tombolo Wa Kadima D'AoustDaoust in the 21st minute of play. After 22 minutes of play, Aioros FC's Tombolo Wa Kadima D'AoustDaoust made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Beauchesne was left in no man's land by his defense there! 25 minutes into the match, Aioros FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manual Hope came free, but Osasun Abastas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mario Gleason who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 27thth minute tested the skills of Osasun Abastas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 28th minute, Clark Gagnon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 31st minute, Manual Hope made a precise shot to the right of Osasun Abastas. Aioros FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 33 minutes into the match, Aioros FC's goalkeeper Osasun Abastas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mario Gleason. Osasun Abastas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manual Hope in the 40th minute of the match. Mario Gleason could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Osasun Abastas made a huge save. 43 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Chaise Long came free, but Marco Beauchesne reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Manual Hope 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. Through an outstanding action, after 47 minutes, Osasun Abastas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tombolo Wa Kadima D'AoustDaoust to make the kick off. Osasun Abastas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manual Hope went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manual Hope in the 58th minute of play forced Aioros FC's goalkeeper Osasun Abastas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Beauchesne was a little too slow when Tombolo Wa Kadima D'AoustDaoust got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 60th minute. The score was now 3-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chaise Long in the 63rd minute of play forced Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goalkeeper Marco Beauchesne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Whitmore came free, but Marco Beauchesne reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osasun Abastas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manual Hope, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th match minute, Sport Lisboa e Benfica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mario Gleason to maneuver through the defense. If Clark Gagnon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Osasun Abastas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Gleason, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Gleason in the 86th minute of play forced Aioros FC's goalkeeper Osasun Abastas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marquis Hopper hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Fernando Whitmore's late challenge caught a Sport Lisboa e Benfica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernando Whitmore helped the player get up and apologised. Fernando Whitmore hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The Aioros FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Sport Lisboa e Benfica from taking control. The game ends in a draw.