U21 League

EC Vila Mascote
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when André Balada took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Amílton Munhoz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donoghue Lester saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Donoghue Lester showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils Bengtsson in the 4th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the game, Vila Mascote FC's Josué Marques nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raphael Penha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 10 minutes into the match, Nils Bengtsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Donoghue Lester. Vila Mascote FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nils Bengtsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Raphael Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natã Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 19th match minute, Vila Mascote FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franklin Sarmento to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Vila Mascote FC defense, Amílton Munhoz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Donoghue Lester. The Vila Mascote FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Donoghue Lester should have stopped the shot. In the 29th minute, Luís Fabiano Eger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vila Mascote FC's Donoghue Lester played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Veysel Tuğkun in the 31st minute of play. The supporters of Vila Mascote FC booed when Mundial EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alessandro de Sousa didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 35 played minutes Mundial EC got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Leão. Délio Peixoto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Raphael Penha having to make a save. In the 43rd minute Délio Peixoto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raphael Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. André Balada scored 1-3 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Donoghue Lester, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The wind increased when Josué Marques made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes, Mundial EC's Nils Bengtsson shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Donoghue Lester came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mundial EC reached it. Raphael Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Natã Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 56 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Vila Mascote FC's Natã Castro fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. In the 58th match minute, Vila Mascote FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oswaldo Schmidt to maneuver through the defense. Raphael Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oswaldo Schmidt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils Bengtsson in the 62nd minute of play forced Vila Mascote FC's goalkeeper Donoghue Lester to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raphael Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Délio Peixoto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Donoghue Lester was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Amílton Munhoz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 69 minute of play. Vila Mascote FC made a substitution. Dorival da Costa replaced Josué Marques. Mundial EC made a substitution. Delfim Varela replaced Şehzade Tecer. Vila Mascote FC's Donoghue Lester proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Vila Mascote FC from getting a goal against them. When Luís Fabiano Eger fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vila Mascote FC's protests and gave Luís Fabiano Eger a yellow card for diving instead. Donoghue Lester showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Senna in the 86th minute of the match. The supporters of Vila Mascote FC booed when Mundial EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomás Senna didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Vila Mascote FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Edvaldo Marques hit a great ball. Edmundo Meireles hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mundial EC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.