U18 World League

KINROAD the BEST
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Angelino Ixidor made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the game, Valadas's Sílvio Azenha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jesus Lekubegi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a rather tough play, Valadas's Henrique Freitas got a free kick in the 21st minute. Valadas's Lucílio Bentes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelino Ixidor in the 26th minute of play. Jesus Lekubegi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Azenha in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Micael Macedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Lekubegi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute Sílvio Azenha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Lekubegi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute Wilson Castelo Branco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Lekubegi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Micael Macedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th match minute, Valadas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Micael Macedo to maneuver through the defense. The KINROAD players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Valadas were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Micael Macedo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, KINROAD's Jesus Lekubegi got control of the ball when Micael Macedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to KINROAD getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Angelino Ixidor hit a great ball. After 56 minutes, Micael Macedo made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. KINROAD's Jesus Lekubegi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jesus Lekubegi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Micael Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Micael Macedo got free with Jesus Lekubegi in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sílvio Azenha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 70 played minutes, KINROAD's Edelmiro Breogan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lucílio Bentes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in KINROAD reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Micael Macedo in the 71st minute of play forced KINROAD's goalkeeper Jesus Lekubegi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Humberto Abrantes hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Jesus Lekubegi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilson Castelo Branco, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Micael Macedo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 80thth minute, Jesus Lekubegi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Wilson Castelo Branco had several of the KINROAD's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 82 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-3 score and a disappointed Jesus Lekubegi as he didn't even see the shot coming. Jesus Lekubegi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilson Castelo Branco in the 85th minute of play. 86 minutes into the game, Sílvio Azenha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Valadas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KINROAD the free kick. In the 86th minute, Sílvio Azenha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 90 minutes into the match, Sílvio Azenha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jesus Lekubegi. KINROAD's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sílvio Azenha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Valadas's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.