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Angola defeat local German team 5-3

May 26th, 2006 | By: WC Bob | 10 Comments »

The good news is that we scored five goals. The bad news is that we also gave up three goals. On Thursday, Angola defeated a collection of players from Celle, Germany 5-3. The goal scorers for Angola were: Akwa, Mateus (2), Mantorras and Mendonça.

Good to see that Mateus continues to be in excellent form. He might just be an unexpected weapon at the World Cup. Also nice for Mantorras to notch a goal. He could use a boost of confidence after the year he has had in Portugal and with the Palancas.

Even though this game was little more than an opportunity for the players to stretch their legs, I must admit that I am a bit concerned about the three goals we let in. Hopefully coach Goncalves will be stressing a tighter defense in practice before the May 30 game against Argentina.

Tags: Akwa, Angola, Celle, Friendlies, Mantorras, Mateus, Mendonca

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Comments

By Joka | May 26th, 2006 at 3:27 pm

I am sure their just working out the bad elements the team has…

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By Dido | May 26th, 2006 at 5:15 pm

I heard that Goncalves was happy with the defense even though they conceded 3 goals. An own goal by Jamba and a “frango” by Lama gifted the opponents goals. Goncalves was concerned with the midfield, as he thought that they were not running enough and looked tired towards the last 20 minutes.

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By Pasha | May 26th, 2006 at 5:35 pm

The midfield is definitely a worry to me, especially if they are getting tired since there isn’t much depth. Hopefully the players will continue to gain fitness over the next few weeks.

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By DonDadda | May 26th, 2006 at 6:24 pm

@ Dido: I don’t think J. Ricardo will ever be replaced by Lama, unless he gets injured or suspended (knock on wood). On the other hand, if Jamba is scoring autogoals, we definitely don’t need to play him.

@ Pasha: The midfield has been shown to lack depth. On top of that, Coach G. seems to insist on playing 4-3-3. Could he be trying or practicing a different style of offense in case we find ourselves desperate to score? Coach banked on J. Ricardo; Loco, Kali, Jamba + Marco Abreu; Andre, Figueiredo e Mendonca; Edson, Akwa + Mateus. Then he sub’d in Lama, Titi Buengo, Mantorras + Love Cabungula. What happened to Rui Marques? How about trying to get Akwa and Mantorras to play together? Was trying to find a second offensive rotation?

What are your thought on this, guys?

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By Joka | May 26th, 2006 at 7:49 pm

There are ways of getting around a weak midfield… I hope we find it on time… I know we can… One Angola

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By Kiko | May 27th, 2006 at 10:31 am

I think Goncalves is just trying all his squad at this time, looking for the best ways to score goals without conceding.

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By Way to go Angola! - FIFA World Cup 2006 - Iran World Cup Team Blog | May 27th, 2006 at 11:23 pm

[...] Angola had a little warm up game against a local German team, which they won . [...]

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By David Murphy | May 29th, 2006 at 6:49 am

Hooray but i think we need to score at least 10 goals if we are going to beat portugal cause they are obviously gonna score 9 goals so go on angola and make me proud you brilliant guys that play football and that sorta stuff……………………………………………….I think

By Hedya | June 1st, 2006 at 7:12 am

Hello all!
I am from Celle where Angola is staying at the moment. I also watched the match and it was really great. Does anybody know where I can get a video of the complete of at least a part of the match?? Please help!!
Thank you.

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