U21 World League

Estadio SINGULAR
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when António Jesus took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jorge Montenegro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Boni, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After a rather tough play, PLURAL's Geraldo Branco got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind PLURAL's goalkeeper Jorge Montenegro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 8th match minute, Stat Veritas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atilano Txema to maneuver through the defense. Jorge Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amadeo Frantzes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of PLURAL:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Stat Veritas FC:s goal. Jorge Montenegro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Boni, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Leandro Falcão's late challenge caught a Stat Veritas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leandro Falcão helped the player get up and apologised. In the 30th minute, Samuel Sesimbra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PLURAL's Jorge Montenegro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio Martxot in the 40th minute of play. After 42 minutes, Geraldo Branco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PLURAL and the Stat Veritas FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Geraldo Branco kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Stat Veritas FC's Baldomiro Lapurdi got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jorge Montenegro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baldomiro Lapurdi in the 47th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Baldomiro Lapurdi made the kick off in the second half. PLURAL's Jorge Montenegro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save PLURAL from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, PLURAL's Geraldo Caeiro got a free kick in the 63rd minute. In the 72nd match minute, PLURAL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Sesimbra to maneuver through the defense. Baldomiro Lapurdi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Jorge Montenegro made a huge save. 76 minutes into the game, Lucílio Melo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PLURAL's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stat Veritas FC the free kick. Julio Martxot hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. The supporters of Stat Veritas FC booed when PLURAL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benedito Caetano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baldomiro Lapurdi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jorge Montenegro came out and tried to block the shot, but Baldomiro Lapurdi slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 87th minute. In the 90th minute, Pablo Donio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benedito Caetano during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, PLURAL's Benedito Caetano got a free kick in the 94th minute. Stat Veritas FC played a much better game than PLURAL and deserved their victory. The PLURAL players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.