The national skate hockey team did not contemplate the Angola congenre and won the Angolan group in a significant way. Next opponent is only known early in the morning.
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15/10/2026
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A portugal's national team remains relentless in the World Championship of hockey on skates and, already during the night of Thursday, ensured the presence in the semi-finals of the competition, with a win against Angola, by five balls to one, in a game that was valid for the final rooms of the competition.
After closing the group phase a great triumph before the selection of Italy, the set that is led by Reinaldo Ventura began to score early and at two minutes already won with a goal of Miguel Rocha. The pass of Gonçalo Alves, the player of the Ócque de Barcelos shot cross for the first attempt at COP Arena – Oscar Harrison, in the city of Luque, Paraguay. The next minute, Hélder Nunes appeared with time and space to shoot and the ball only stopped at the bottom of the Angolan goal.
At four minutes, and after a beautiful play by the Angolan collective, Diogo Seixas found space and threw into the bottom of the nets to the guard of Xano Endo. At eight minutes, team captain Hélder Nunes shot from the middle of the street for a big goal for Portugal. The third attempt of the Portuguese was still subject of revision in the VAR and was confirmed.
At the top of the 12th minute, Filipe Florido shot hard for an enormous intervention by Xano Edo, before, at the 16th minute, João Rodrigues was very close to pricking the ball over Velvet. A subtle detour stopped Benfica's goal.
The game became balanced with the approaching interval time, and only goals appeared again in the second half. At 29 minutes, Gonçalo Alves was very close to the detour to the goal the pass of Hélder Nunes, and the Portuguese colors would eventually reach the third to the 34th minute. In an individual bid, Zé Miranda played the shot twice, Francisco Veludo did not defend well and the ball ended up at the bottom of Angolan nets.
From here, Portugal's selection dominated the game and ended up closing the match with a win. Before more goals in Paraguay, Gonçalo Alves failed a direct freeman and Zé Miranda shot the pole of Angola's congener. At 40 minutes, Rafael Bessa appeared behind the goal to serve Hélder Nunes who shot first to Hattrick at the meeting and close the accounts at the match.
Until the end, Gonçalo Alves failed a great penalty and Zé Miranda wasted a direct free, which was marked after Angola reached the 15 faults.
Portugal thus returns to the half-finals of a World Championship in roller hockey, waiting for the winner of the meeting between Switzerland and France, which is fought in the early hours, to meet the next opponent in the competition.