U23 World League

Vila do Bispo
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nuno Saraiva took the kick off in the first half of the match. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Szybcy i Wściekli's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Daniel Araújo was slow to take the kick. During this time VB-Team's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on VB-Team's corner Artur Santana fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Józef Mlynarczyk quite easily take care of the ball. Zbigniew Dunajski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Durval Póvoas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goal looked a bit too open when Konrad Fudalej came free, but Durval Póvoas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute Nuno Saraiva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Józef Mlynarczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Artur Santana charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Artur Santana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 33 played minutes VB-Team got a freekick which was hit by Artur Santana. In the 34th minute, Turi Carmona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in VB-Team's zone, Tomasz Pietrasz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Durval Póvoas came out of the goal and Tomasz Pietrasz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Szybcy i Wściekli fans' excitement grew in the 43rd match minute when Szybcy i Wściekli's Konrad Fudalej looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Emil Weyna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Durval Póvoas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Józef Mlynarczyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Corte-Real in the 51st minute of play. When Konrad Fudalej came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Szybcy i Wściekli fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Konrad Fudalej couldn't finish the play. After 54 played minutes Szybcy i Wściekli got a freekick which was hit by Emil Weyna. In the 55th minute Jaime Corte-Real shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Józef Mlynarczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Durval Póvoas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Weyna in the 57th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, VB-Team's goalkeeper Durval Póvoas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Konrad Fudalej. 73 minutes into the game, Tomasz Pietrasz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Durval Póvoas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Józef Mlynarczyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gervásio Severiano in the 78th minute of play. Durval Póvoas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomasz Pietrasz in the 84th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Tomasz Pietrasz could shoot a difficult shot in the 88th minute, which Durval Póvoas however easily saved by the left post. In the 89th minute, Gervásio Severiano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VB-Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. The Szybcy i Wściekli supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Szybcy i Wściekli would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.