U23 World League

Dream Arena
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alexandre Carvalhais started the match with the kick off. Freddy Gaur was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alexandre Carvalhais showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. Amigos Futbol Klub's Freddy Gaur proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Amigos Futbol Klub from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Oroitz in the 16th minute of play forced FC Dream Team's goalkeeper Leonel Vaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the FC Dream Team defense, Eduardo Oroitz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leonel Vaz. The FC Dream Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leonel Vaz should have stopped the shot. 28 minutes into the game, Stanko Pavurdzhiev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Amigos Futbol Klub's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Dream Team the free kick. Stanko Pavurdzhiev kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. In the 29th match minute, FC Dream Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inácio Vidal to maneuver through the defense. In the 30thth minute of the game Eduardo Oroitz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Dream Team's Leonel Vaz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Amigos Futbol Klub's Freddy Gaur proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Amigos Futbol Klub from getting a goal against them. Eduardo Oroitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonel Vaz having to interfere. Melchor Rito charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Melchor Rito the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 47 played minutes Amigos Futbol Klub got a freekick which was hit by Melchor Rito. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eduardo Oroitz made a kick off. Leonel Vaz made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Eduardo Oroitz sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, FC Dream Team's Leonel Vaz got control of the ball when Eduardo Oroitz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jimeno Isaio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Amigos Futbol Klub's Eduardo Oroitz in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Dream Team's goalie prevented a goal. In the 65th match minute, Amigos Futbol Klub was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Slawomir Walkowski to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute, Alexandre Carvalhais left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Dream Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Fabrício Águas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, FC Dream Team's Quintino Lobato got a free kick in the 71st minute. Freddy Gaur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabrício Águas in the 73rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gaspar Tajo during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Amigos Futbol Klub fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 74th minute. Penalty! An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Carvalhais in the 77th minute of play forced Amigos Futbol Klub's goalkeeper Freddy Gaur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amigos Futbol Klub's Freddy Gaur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Carvalhais in the 77th minute of play. The supporters of FC Dream Team booed when Amigos Futbol Klub was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Melchor Rito didn't get a good kick on the ball. Freddy Gaur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre Carvalhais in the 78th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Eduardo Oroitz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Amigos Futbol Klub's supporters rose to their feet, but Eduardo Oroitz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonel Vaz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabrício Águas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexandre Carvalhais in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Freddy Gaur saved Amigos Futbol Klub from getting behind. In the 94thth minute of the game Alexandre Carvalhais who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Amigos Futbol Klub's Freddy Gaur was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 97th minute there was a penalty for FC Dream Team. Alexandre Carvalhais stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Freddy Gaur. 4-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. FC Dream Team had won after a very even match.