U23 League

Estádio Fura Balizas
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eugeniusz Sanocki started the match with the kick off. Carlos Beaton came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Couto Mixto F.C.'s Gabriel-Omar Bati. But to his dismay, Gabriel-Omar Bati quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Carlos Beaton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel-Omar Bati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, Couto Mixto F.C.'s Gabriel-Omar Bati sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Beaton narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Omar Bati in the 16th minute of play forced FC Fura Balizas's goalkeeper Carlos Beaton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christopher Langford made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gusmão Bandeira in the 20th minute. A collision led to Couto Mixto F.C. getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Perfecto Rodríguez hit a great ball. Natalio Telo's late challenge caught a FC Fura Balizas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Natalio Telo helped the player get up and apologised. FC Fura Balizas's Carlos Beaton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel-Omar Bati in the 27th minute of play. Gabriel-Omar Bati might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Beaton. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gabriel-Omar Bati ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 30th minute Gabriel-Omar Bati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Beaton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute Gabriel-Omar Bati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Beaton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Omar Bati in the 41st minute of play forced FC Fura Balizas's goalkeeper Carlos Beaton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Couto Mixto F.C. getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Gabri Veiga hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gabriel-Omar Bati stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabriel-Omar Bati got free with Carlos Beaton in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vivaldo Guerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christopher Langford having to interfere. Couto Mixto F.C.'s Christopher Langford played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eugeniusz Sanocki in the 58th minute of play. A collision led to FC Fura Balizas getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Angélico Cavaco hit a great ball. If Gabriel-Omar Bati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. FC Fura Balizas's Carlos Beaton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel-Omar Bati in the 66th minute of play. Gabriel-Omar Bati struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Carlos Beaton didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Couto Mixto F.C.. Eugeniusz Sanocki might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christopher Langford. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Eugeniusz Sanocki ran back to his position shaking his head. Christopher Langford took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugeniusz Sanocki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabriel-Omar Bati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Carlos Beaton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Couto Mixto F.C. booed when FC Fura Balizas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gastão Alcântara didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 95 played minutes Couto Mixto F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel-Omar Bati. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Couto Mixto F.C. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.