U23 World League

Cemef
Spectators: 7996 (Terracing: 5998, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) Israel Manilan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, MZ Fénix's Filipe Mourato got a free kick in the 7th minute. 11 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's Nuno Cruz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sing Mano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to MZ Fénix getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Silvério Vasconcelos hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvério Vasconcelos in the 14th minute of play forced berretaweres's goalkeeper Sing Mano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 minutes berretaweres's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nuno Cruz who took care of the corner kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in berretaweres fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 15th minute. Penalty! In the 16th minute there was a penalty for MZ Fénix. Silvério Vasconcelos stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sing Mano. 0-1. Gogo Sein struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Delfim Vilas Boas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for berretaweres. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolás Veloso in the 20th minute of play forced MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Delfim Vilas Boas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the berretaweres defense, Silvério Vasconcelos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sing Mano. The berretaweres fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sing Mano should have stopped the shot. Filipe Mourato hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. With his leg Delfim Vilas Boas managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when berretaweres's Israel Manilan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Delfim Vilas Boas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Israel Manilan in the 37th minute of play. Delfim Vilas Boas was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Honorato Loi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 38 minute of play. Delfim Vilas Boas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolás Veloso, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Delfim Vilas Boas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Israel Manilan in the 48th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

A collision led to MZ Fénix getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Cássio Vilarinho hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the game, MZ Fénix's Silvério Vasconcelos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sing Mano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. MZ Fénix's Silvério Vasconcelos got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of berretaweres booed when MZ Fénix was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Vilarinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sing Mano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvério Vasconcelos in the 75th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Honorato Loi notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of MZ Fénix's Delfim Vilas Boas. Delfim Vilas Boas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Israel Manilan in the 88th minute of play forced MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Delfim Vilas Boas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MZ Fénix made a substitution. Rui Taborda replaced Silvério Vasconcelos. 96 minutes into the match, berretaweres's Nicolás Veloso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Delfim Vilas Boas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Although berretaweres had been in control for most of the match, MZ Fénix still came away with the win.