Ahli midfielder Amaral Sebastiao Dag “Gilberto” said that Angola played well in their World Cup Group D match that took place on Sunday in Cologne. “Suffering a 1-0 defeat to Portugal is not bad, Angola played a great game despite the defeat,” Gilberto told FilGoal.com exclusively on Monday. Portugal's Pedro Pauleta netted the winning goal against Angola who showed excelled form, especially throughout the second-half. Gilberto played a pivotal role in Angola's qualifying campaign for the World Cup before sustaining an Achilles tendon rupture in January, before the 2006 African Cup of Nations (ACN), that called for a seven-month recuperation period. Angola were drawn with Portugal, Iran and Mexico in Group D of the World Cup. The Angolans will next play against Mexico on June 16th before taking on Iran on June 21st. On the other hand, Ahli's Flavio Amado didn't play in Angola's World Cup opener against Portugal.