U23 World League

COMANCHE CEC
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cristo Bermudo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Adelino Sampaio hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. A collision led to Comanche EC getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Renato Alagoano hit a great ball. Deportivo Mukenio's Flavio Crescencio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maicon Lopez in the 8th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Maicon Lopez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Flavio Crescencio. Deportivo Mukenio's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maicon Lopez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Comanche EC's Orlando Correia got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 2-0 became the score in the 14th minute when Orlando Correia elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Flavio Crescencio was a little too slow when Abelardo Sena got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 3-0. 30 minutes into the game, Adelino Sampaio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Comanche EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deportivo Mukenio the free kick. In the 44th minute, Abelardo Sena left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Comanche EC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abelardo Sena to strike the kick off in the second half. Orlando Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Flavio Crescencio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Comanche EC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Renato Alagoano hit a great ball. Cristo Bermudo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but João Pedro Soeiro made a huge save. Flavio Crescencio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Aírton Tróia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Flavio Crescencio was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Renato Alagoano kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Flavio Crescencio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abelardo Sena, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Deportivo Mukenio's Flavio Crescencio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Sena in the 74th minute of play. Cristo Bermudo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abelardo Sena in the 86th minute of play forced Deportivo Mukenio's goalkeeper Flavio Crescencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Urbano Eguzki fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deportivo Mukenio's protests and gave Urbano Eguzki a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Mukenio's Urbano Eguzki got a free kick in the 90th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Correia in the 92nd minute of play forced Deportivo Mukenio's goalkeeper Flavio Crescencio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 93 minutes, Desiderio Bieito mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deportivo Mukenio and the Comanche EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 93rd minute, Desiderio Bieito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the game, Abelardo Sena was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Comanche EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deportivo Mukenio the free kick. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Comanche EC had won after a very even match.