U23 World League

Estadio do Dragao
Spectators: 7643 (Terracing: 5734, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Henrique Durães started the match with the kick off. CF JABATOS's Felix Iaki got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Serafin Dominguez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrique Durães in the 5th minute of play. Valentim Araújo struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Serafin Dominguez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ZEZOM TEAM. ZEZOM TEAM's Henrique Durães got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 12 minutes into the match, ZEZOM TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Ildefonso Pelagius came free, but Rúben Trigueiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rúben Trigueiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Pes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Ildefonso Pelagius's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rúben Trigueiro was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Rúben Trigueiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ramon Isadore's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Valentim Araújo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serafin Dominguez having to interfere. CF JABATOS's Serafin Dominguez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Gonçalves in the 23rd minute of play. Serafin Dominguez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henrique Durães, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Pes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Rúben Trigueiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Henrique Durães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Horado in the 45th minute of play forced ZEZOM TEAM's goalkeeper Rúben Trigueiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ildefonso Pelagius to make the kick off. Serafin Dominguez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentim Araújo in the 51st minute of play. Serafin Dominguez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentim Araújo in the 54th minute of the match. After 58 minutes, Ramon Isadore mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CF JABATOS and the ZEZOM TEAM players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to CF JABATOS getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Ramon Isadore hit a great ball. A collision led to ZEZOM TEAM getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Ivo Brochado hit a great ball. In the 64th match minute, ZEZOM TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amílcar Mota to maneuver through the defense. Ildefonso Pelagius recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pedro Horado succeeded in the game's 66th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-3. A collision led to ZEZOM TEAM getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Amílcar Mota hit a great ball. With a little luck, ZEZOM TEAM's Rúben Trigueiro got control of the ball when Ildefonso Pelagius tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to CF JABATOS getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Ramon Isadore hit a great ball. CF JABATOS's Serafin Dominguez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentim Araújo in the 78th minute of play. Valentim Araújo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Serafin Dominguez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rúben Trigueiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramon Isadore, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After a rather tough play, ZEZOM TEAM's Ricardo Carvalho got a free kick in the 87th minute. ZEZOM TEAM's Rúben Trigueiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramon Isadore in the 89th minute of play. Valentim Araújo scored 3-3 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Serafin Dominguez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Despite being the better team, CF JABATOS failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.