U21 World League

Estadio do Dragao
Spectators: 7749 (Terracing: 5813, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniele Cammarota started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the match, ZEZOM TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Daniele Cammarota came free, but Aquilino Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Montechiarugolo AFC's Fortunato Lepori got control of the ball when José Gonçalves tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 16 minutes ZEZOM TEAM's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edmondo Palomba who took care of the corner kick. Alfredo Lemma kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 18th minute, Serafim Arruda made a precise shot to the right of Fortunato Lepori. Montechiarugolo AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The audience was convinced that Daniele Cammarota's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aquilino Pires was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. After 22 minutes, Daniele Cammarota made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. ZEZOM TEAM's Aquilino Pires tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Edmondo Palomba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amílcar Mota could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Fortunato Lepori made a huge save. Edmondo Santilli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aquilino Pires having to interfere. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Montechiarugolo AFC's goalkeeper Fortunato Lepori, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that José Gonçalves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fortunato Lepori was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. 33 minutes into the match, Daniele Cammarota had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aquilino Pires. ZEZOM TEAM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniele Cammarota was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. A collision led to ZEZOM TEAM getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. José Gonçalves hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmondo Santilli in the 38th minute of play forced ZEZOM TEAM's goalkeeper Aquilino Pires to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Montechiarugolo AFC booed when ZEZOM TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Gonçalves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aquilino Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniele Cammarota, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 45th minute Edmondo Palomba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aquilino Pires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute, Edmondo Santilli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Montechiarugolo AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Amílcar Mota to strike the kick off in the second half. Fortunato Lepori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Gonçalves in the 54th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, José Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Montechiarugolo AFC's Edmondo Santilli in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ZEZOM TEAM's goalie prevented a goal. When Afonso Sacadura fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ZEZOM TEAM's protests and gave Afonso Sacadura a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in ZEZOM TEAM fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 67th minute. Penalty! Serafim Arruda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 76th minute Amílcar Mota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fortunato Lepori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniele Cammarota scored 1-5 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aquilino Pires, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Amílcar Mota received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Fortunato Lepori tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Montechiarugolo AFC's Aquilino Pires threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cesare Cesarini, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Valentim Araújo's late challenge caught a Montechiarugolo AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valentim Araújo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th minute, Valentim Araújo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulino Salgado kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Serafim Arruda charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Serafim Arruda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Montechiarugolo AFC booed when ZEZOM TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafim Arruda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edmondo Palomba charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmondo Palomba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Montechiarugolo AFC's Edmondo Palomba got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute Amílcar Mota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fortunato Lepori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ZEZOM TEAM getting a freekick after 99 minutes play. José Gonçalves hit a great ball. Montechiarugolo AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.