Africa-Press – Angola. The National Football Team for amputees failed, this Sunday, to revalidate the title, by losing to a similar one from Turkey, by 1-4, at the Galatasaray Nef Stadium, in the city of Istanbul, in a game referring to the final of the XVII edition of the Championship of the world.
Despite having played a good game, the national team was the victim of the work of the refereeing duo, made up of judges Owen Radley and William Chow, who offered a penalty to the Turks and another goal, when the ball had already completely crossed the goal line. .
The National Team started the challenge better with a pressing defense across the field of play, to prevent the opponent’s rapid transitions from defense to attack. The scheme set up by coach Cheto Baptista had some effects, but there was a lack of communication between the players. As a result of this pressure, attacking midfielder Heno Guilherme anticipated a move by the Turks and slipped into the opponent’s area, but missed an excellent opportunity to open the scoring.
After this pressure, in a counterattack move, the Turks reached the goal through Guleryuz Omer, in the 18th minute, after a failure by the national defenders, again, due to lack of communication.
With the Turkish goal, Cheto Baptista asked for a minute to adjust some schemes that did not go well, due to lack of collective coordination.
Following a foul, Heno Guilherme equalized with a strong shot without giving goalkeeper Çelin Bulent a chance to save. The equality was made, in a first half dominated by former world champions.
In the restart, Ozcan Rahmi broke the tie after a penalty goal, to punish a foul in the area by Sebastião Cacumba.
The same athlete scored the third goal for the Turks, following an assist from a colleague.
In this period, the Angolans resumed the match with a few holes below, marked by the lack of coordination of the defensive sector, which allowed the Turkish attacking movements almost without impediment. Forward Dereli Serkas scored the fourth and final goal.
The National Team, which leaves the city of Istanbul tomorrow, disembarks the next day, at 10:50 am, at 4 de Fevereiro International Airport.
Before, for the definition of third place, Uzbekistan beat Haiti, by 4-2, in a first half marked by balance, but in the second the Europeans surpassed the opponent.
Applications for the next edition of the World Cup will be launched in January 2023.
The information was gathered yesterday from a source from the International Football Federation for Amputees (WAFF), before the final match at the Galatasaray Nef Stadium.
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