U21 World League

Estadio do Dragao
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Amílcar Mota made the kick off and thus started the match. If Christiano Ramalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Amílcar Mota in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlinhos Pinho prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Carlinhos Pinho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amílcar Mota went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. José Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlinhos Pinho having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Christiano Ramalho notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of ZEZOM TEAM's Aquilino Pires. Aquilino Pires was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. José Gonçalves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Carlinhos Pinho made a huge save. ZEZOM TEAM's Aquilino Pires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iván Zamorano in the 28th minute of play. Aquilino Pires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monge Mong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radamel Falcão hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Aquilino Pires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iván Zamorano, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 36 minutes into the game, Waldir de Medeiros was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sprite Star Football's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ZEZOM TEAM the free kick. After a rather tough play, Sprite Star Football's Waldir de Medeiros got a free kick in the 36th minute. Carlinhos Pinho acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 37th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Afonso Sacadura. Amílcar Mota could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Carlinhos Pinho made a huge save. Aquilino Pires made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iván Zamorano in the 47th minute of play. Aquilino Pires didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Iván Zamorano went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After the first half Sprite Star Football were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iván Zamorano to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Joélson Goiano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sprite Star Football's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ZEZOM TEAM the free kick. Joélson Goiano kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, ZEZOM TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Iván Zamorano came free, but Aquilino Pires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Monge Mong in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Aquilino Pires, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Aquilino Pires made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Monge Mong sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, ZEZOM TEAM's Valentim Araújo got a free kick in the 70th minute. Sprite Star Football's Waldir de Medeiros shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 71st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Aquilino Pires but with some difficulty. After 72 played minutes ZEZOM TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Afonso Sacadura. Aquilino Pires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iván Zamorano in the 75th minute of the match. A collision led to Sprite Star Football getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Iván Zamorano hit a great ball. José Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlinhos Pinho having to interfere. In the 84th minute Amílcar Mota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlinhos Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Sprite Star Football's Iván Zamorano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Aquilino Pires. That made the score 1-3 after 85 minutes of play. Carlinhos Pinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amílcar Mota, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 94 minutes into the match, Sprite Star Football's goal looked a bit too open when Amílcar Mota came free, but Carlinhos Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th match minute, Sprite Star Football was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waldir de Medeiros to maneuver through the defense. The Sprite Star Football players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.