U23 World League

Estadio Calicas
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Loures's Armindo Figueira started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Stanislaw Fujara hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Loures's Nicolau Madureira got a free kick in the 11th minute. Ivan Correia charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ivan Correia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Loures getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Ivan Correia hit a great ball. Benedykt Poling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matias Bulhosa having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Bernard Ostrowski made a precise shot to the right of Matias Bulhosa. Loures's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 24th minute Benedykt Poling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Bulhosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute XoDe were awarded a corner. Roman Frenzel went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Loures's goalie and right to Benedykt Poling. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Loures's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 36th minute, Roman Frenzel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Norberto Barbosa fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Loures's protests and gave Norberto Barbosa a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of XoDe booed when Loures was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Norberto Barbosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bernard Ostrowski in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Matias Bulhosa saved Loures from getting behind. Wiktor Piechna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Matias Bulhosa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bernard Ostrowski to make the kick off. Armindo Figueira might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hieronim Wierzchowski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Armindo Figueira ran back to his position shaking his head. Matias Bulhosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernard Ostrowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Hieronim Wierzchowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armindo Figueira in the 63rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bernard Ostrowski got free with Matias Bulhosa in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bernard Ostrowski in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Matias Bulhosa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 70 minutes into the match, Zula Munko dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Matias Bulhosa, 0-2. 74 minutes into the match, Loures's goalkeeper Matias Bulhosa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bernard Ostrowski. Matias Bulhosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedykt Poling, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After having played for 78 minutes, Benedykt Poling managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. XoDe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benedykt Poling was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Armindo Figueira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wiktor Piechna in the 95th minute of play forced Loures's goalkeeper Matias Bulhosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Loures fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. XoDe were clearly better and deserved to take the win.