U21 World League

Arena CHESF
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Francisco Garcia started the match with the kick off. Renatinho Braga got a fine position in front of goal ttaking advantage of the opportunity to rumble in 1-0 in the right cross in the 5th match minute before Andrej Maksimovski had time to react. The supporters of ✩ Pep Team ✩ booed when Desportiva Paulo Afonso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dinei Moraes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Ronaldo Quintal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leka Josifov in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Francisco Garcia dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. After 13 played minutes Desportiva Paulo Afonso got a freekick which was hit by Dinei Moraes. Ronaldo Quintal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radovan Carevski in the 14th minute of play. After some careless play in the ✩ Pep Team ✩ defense, Francisco Garcia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrej Maksimovski. The ✩ Pep Team ✩ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrej Maksimovski should have stopped the shot. In the 20th minute, Renatinho Braga 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. In the 22nd minute Cvetan Rugova shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Quintal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leontie Hristijanski in the 23rd minute of play forced Desportiva Paulo Afonso's goalkeeper Ronaldo Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the game, Amílton Travassos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Desportiva Paulo Afonso's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ✩ Pep Team ✩ the free kick. In the 24th match minute, Desportiva Paulo Afonso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amílton Travassos to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Desportiva Paulo Afonso getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Elivélton Maia hit a great ball. Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Ronaldo Quintal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jovče Amiti in the 28th minute of play. A collision led to Desportiva Paulo Afonso getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Amílton Travassos hit a great ball. ✩ Pep Team ✩'s Andrej Maksimovski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save ✩ Pep Team ✩ from getting a goal against them. 40 minutes into the game, Francisco Garcia recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Andrej Maksimovski. Francisco Garcia showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 5-0. Andrej Maksimovski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francisco Garcia's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Andrej Maksimovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Garcia in the 48th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jovče Amiti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Desportiva Paulo Afonso getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Sílvio Luís Lucas hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leontie Hristijanski in the 60th minute of play forced Desportiva Paulo Afonso's goalkeeper Ronaldo Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Ronaldo Quintal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ranko Nedev in the 62nd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Desportiva Paulo Afonso's goal looked a bit too open when Leka Josifov came free, but Ronaldo Quintal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Desportiva Paulo Afonso's goal looked a bit too open when Jovče Amiti came free, but Ronaldo Quintal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute, Amílton Travassos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Desportiva Paulo Afonso fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Andrej Maksimovski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Francisco Garcia's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Andrej Maksimovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Garcia in the 72nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jovče Amiti got free with Ronaldo Quintal in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Renatinho Braga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Francisco Garcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Ronaldo Quintal got control of the ball when Leontie Hristijanski tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ranko Nedev in the 94th minute of play forced Desportiva Paulo Afonso's goalkeeper Ronaldo Quintal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cvetan Rugova in the 96thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ronaldo Quintal, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Desportiva Paulo Afonso were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ✩ Pep Team ✩ for a fine match.