Lalenok United F.C.

After the team's victory in the 2019 LFA Primeira Divisão season Lalenok United became the first ever East Timorese football club to ever qualify to compete at the level of continental competition, with all previous winners of the Timorese league failing to pass the continental competitions registration process. Drawn up against professional Indonesian Liga 1 side PSM Makassar for their first match, in the build up to the fixture Lalenok United president Pedro Belo admitted that the team likely did not have a big chance for their debut in the competition. Belo recognised the strength of the opposition side, however had confidence that the squad would work hard in its attempts to represent football within Timor Leste and was proud of the international recognition the club had achieved from qualifying.[5]

The first leg of the match was a home game for Lalenok, however it was played at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Indonesia rather than at the club's own stadium. Lalenok United got off to an early lead with a goal being scored by striker Daniel Adade in the second minute of the match to put the team up 1–0. PSM Makassar however were quick to equalise, and after a red card from Lalenok's goal keeper Agbozo Nathaniel was given for a foul outside the box the Indonesian side proceeded to score 3 more goals ending the game as a 1–4 loss for Lalenok United.[6]

In the second leg the team suffered a similar result. The team conceded 2 goals in the first half hour of the match and despite PSM Makassar receiving 2 red cards later on they were not able to comeback losing the match 3-1. The team's only goal was scored by defender Francisco da Costa. This resulted in an aggregate score of 2-7, causing Lalenok to be eliminated from the competition.[7]

As of 29 January 2021[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  TLS Francisco da Costa 5 DF  TLS Gumario Augusto F. da S. Moreira 7 MF  TLS Helder Valente (captain) 8 MF  CHI Allan Eduardo Fabian Manzo Melo 9 MF  TLS Santiago Xavier José da Costa 10 FW  TLS Elias João da Costa X. Mesquita 13 DF  TLS Elias Sanches 14 DF  TLS Duarte de Jesus Ximenes Tilman 15 MF  TLS Herminio de Sousa 17 DF  TLS Julio dos Reis Mendonça 19 FW  TLS Lourenço Paulo Freitas 20 DF  TLS Gaspar Lucas Soares da Silva

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW  TLS Paulo Gali 22 DF  TLS Zacarias Carlos Cabral 24 DF  TLS Francisco Minorino da Conceição Sávio 29 DF  TLS Melchior José Elias Ribeiro 30 GK  GHA Nathaniel Agbozo 40 GK  TLS Fagio Augusto 46 GK  TLS Fortunato Tavares Belo Gomes 77 FW  GHA Daniel Adade 93 MF  BRA Fábio Christian Coutinho Pereira 99 FW  TLS Rufino Gama — DF  IDN Abanda Rahman (on loan from PSIS Semarang)

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