U23 World League

Estádio António Reis
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Felip Cuervas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Odon Cardeñosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nivaldo Lobo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonio Castelao recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When %teams%'s Daniel Domingos was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-0 just inside the left pole, 13 minutes into the game. Odon Cardeñosa was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Rúben Pinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Odon Cardeñosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 24 played minutes Bada Bing Club got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Soprano. 3-0 became the score in the 27th minute when Daniel Domingos elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Antonio Castelao fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Valadão having to interfere. Fernando Valadão came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Bada Bing Club's Antonio Castelao. But to his dismay, Antonio Castelao quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Baltasar Flores's late challenge caught a Bada Bing Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Baltasar Flores helped the player get up and apologised. In the 38th minute, one of Fundação Marques dos Reis:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Fundação Marques dos Reis. Fundação Marques dos Reis:s Fernando Valadão showed great skill when he stopped Raúl Flores:s penalty. In the 42nd minute, Marco Ferreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fundação Marques dos Reis's Fernando Valadão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Castelao in the 43rd minute of play. Odon Cardeñosa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Daniel Domingos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-1 in the 47 minute of play. 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 4-1.

In the 53rd minute of the match Sílvio Sardinha shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Odon Cardeñosa showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Domingos in the 61st minute of play forced Bada Bing Club's goalkeeper Odon Cardeñosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, Rúben Pinto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fundação Marques dos Reis fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. 69 minutes into the match, Bada Bing Club's goal looked a bit too open when Nivaldo Lobo came free, but Odon Cardeñosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 73 played minutes Fundação Marques dos Reis got a freekick which was hit by Nivaldo Lobo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Silva in the 77th minute of play forced Bada Bing Club's goalkeeper Odon Cardeñosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Bada Bing Club defense, Rafael Nel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Odon Cardeñosa. The Bada Bing Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Odon Cardeñosa should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Bada Bing Club's Ciro Soprano got a free kick in the 84th minute. After some careless play in the Bada Bing Club defense, Rafael Nel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Odon Cardeñosa. The Bada Bing Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Odon Cardeñosa should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafael Nel in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Odon Cardeñosa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 95th minute Gabriel Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Odon Cardeñosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Fundação Marques dos Reis had played much better football throughout.