U18 World League

Estadio do Dragao
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Cândido Balsemão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javi Amato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Edur in the 9th minute of play forced ZEZOM TEAM's goalkeeper Cândido Balsemão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cândido Balsemão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javi Amato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cândido Balsemão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javi Amato in the 22nd minute of the match. Cândido Balsemão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javi Amato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cândido Balsemão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Francescoli in the 26th minute of the match. After 28 played minutes, La France FC's Dani Amato shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cândido Balsemão 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 La France FC reached it. Ignacio Abaurre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Cândido Balsemão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enzo Francescoli struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Cândido Balsemão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La France FC. La France FC's Emiliano Maurin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save La France FC from getting a goal against them. In the 46th minute Hipólito Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Maurin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hipólito Brito stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to La France FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Cayetano Camerino hit a great ball. ZEZOM TEAM's Cândido Balsemão played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Javi Amato in the 64th minute of play. ZEZOM TEAM's Cândido Balsemão proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save ZEZOM TEAM from getting a goal against them. In the 69th match minute, ZEZOM TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domingos Lages to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 78 minutes, Hipólito Brito managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ZEZOM TEAM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hipólito Brito was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lucas Sesimbra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to La France FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Dani Amato hit a great ball. In the 87th minute Hipólito Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Maurin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, La France FC's Dani Amato got a free kick in the 89th minute. A collision led to La France FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Enzo Francescoli hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute Hipólito Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Maurin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.