In the feature match last evening, both teams were in search of their first win in the Small Goal World Cup. The young and robust Fresh and Easy Supermarket Germany, coached by Lorraine Charles and managed by Ether “Manage” Anthony faced off against Portugal in an evenly contested matchup.
Germany entered the match with one point after holding off France to a 0-0 draw on Sunday. Portugal were winless in their first two showings, going down 4-1 to Senegal and 1-0 to Italy.
In the feature match that was filled with half chances and a scoreless first half, it was Jaden Joseph for Germany who would eventually break the deadlock in the second half with a composed finish into the back of the net.
His late strike sent the crowd into an uproar after they were knocking on the door with every wave of attack toward the Portugal goal. The win will secure Germany’s playoff spot and send Portugal crashing out with one game still left to play for pride.
