U23 World League

EL GRAN HULK STADIUM
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) MACAU. F.C's Cristiano Pelé started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Oliviero Vados took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Pelé, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oliviero Vados showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albérico Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Cristiano Pelé scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Oliviero Vados, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Pelé in the 19th minute of play forced E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Oliviero Vados to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 19 played minutes E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® got a freekick which was hit by Otsando Roberto. Oliviero Vados showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Jesus in the 31st minute of the match. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Oliviero Vados played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josué Aires in the 32nd minute of play. After 34 played minutes E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® got a freekick which was hit by Alfonso Olozaga. After 35 minutes of play, MACAU. F.C's Cristiano Pelé made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oliviero Vados was left in no man's land by his defense there! 39 minutes into the game, MACAU. F.C's Albérico Fonseca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oliviero Vados made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 46th minute Josué Aires shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oliviero Vados saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

In the 51st minute, Cristiano Pelé hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 52 played minutes E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® got a freekick which was hit by Txomin Zaldierna. After 59 minutes, Francisco Sesma made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. MACAU. F.C's Silvério Granja tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 66 minutes into the match, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Albérico Fonseca came free, but Oliviero Vados reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Jurgi Perma fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s protests and gave Jurgi Perma a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd minute, Cristiano Pelé hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Oliviero Vados made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Jesus in the 77th minute of play. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Oliviero Vados proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® from getting a goal against them. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Albérico Fonseca scored to the left of an out of position Oliviero Vados, making the score, 1-5. In the 86th minute, Albérico Fonseca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MACAU. F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-7. In the 96th match minute, MACAU. F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Su Cheng Ang to maneuver through the defense. MACAU. F.C's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.