U21 World League

Arena A
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tadeusz Kapelski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Edward Cuber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alípio Gaspar, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. When Alípio Gaspar came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Minho FC 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 Alípio Gaspar couldn't finish the play. 15 minutes into the match, Minho FC's Maurício Pimentel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edward Cuber narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 17th minute, Alípio Gaspar made a precise shot to the right of Edward Cuber. KS KOJAK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Alípio Gaspar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Minho FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alípio Gaspar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edward Cuber breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alípio Gaspar in the 27th minute of play forced KS KOJAK's goalkeeper Edward Cuber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alípio Gaspar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edward Cuber having to make a save. KS KOJAK's Edward Cuber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurício Pimentel in the 29th minute of play. Minho FC's Alípio Gaspar got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 32 minutes into the match, Minho FC's Alípio Gaspar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edward Cuber narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 0-2 became the score in the 34th minute when Alípio Gaspar elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The supporters of KS KOJAK booed when Minho FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hildeberto Vieira didn't get a good kick on the ball. 43 minutes into the game, Minho FC's Alípio Gaspar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edward Cuber made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alípio Gaspar made a kick off. The supporters of Minho FC booed when KS KOJAK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kacper Lesiecki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edward Cuber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alípio Gaspar in the 55th minute of play. Artur Malafaia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariusz Wawak in the 57th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Minho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tadeusz Kapelski came free, but Artur Malafaia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edward Cuber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alípio Gaspar in the 64th minute of play. KS KOJAK's Edward Cuber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alípio Gaspar in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, KS KOJAK's goal looked a bit too open when Alípio Gaspar came free, but Edward Cuber reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Miromir Podowski fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KS KOJAK's protests and gave Miromir Podowski a yellow card for diving instead. After 69 played minutes KS KOJAK got a freekick which was hit by Miromir Podowski. Alípio Gaspar was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 71st minute. Minho FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. KS KOJAK's Edward Cuber proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save KS KOJAK from getting a goal against them. A collision led to KS KOJAK getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Miromir Podowski hit a great ball. Edward Cuber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alípio Gaspar in the 75th minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Jordão Figueiredo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Edward Cuber quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. KS KOJAK's Edward Cuber played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alípio Gaspar in the 80th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Alípio Gaspar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Minho FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alípio Gaspar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edward Cuber breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alípio Gaspar struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Edward Cuber didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Minho FC. Edward Cuber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alípio Gaspar in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, Alípio Gaspar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Edward Cuber was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Álvaro Dantas during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Álvaro Dantas kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Minho FC's Artur Malafaia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadeusz Kapelski in the 92nd minute of play. Edward Cuber made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Hildeberto Vieira sent off a good shot on target. Minho FC played a much better game than KS KOJAK and deserved their victory. The KS KOJAK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.