U21 World League

Cilindro
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luciano Velloso kicked off to start the match. Orlando Barral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Efraim, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Isaltino Medeiros charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isaltino Medeiros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 5 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Barbie Doll United U23! When the match had been going on for 7 minutes, La Acade's Esteve Toro got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Orlando Barral. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Waldemar de Godoi during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 11 played minutes Barbie Doll United U23 got a freekick which was hit by Waldemar de Godoi. Orlando Barral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ezequiel Chago, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After a defensive mix-up in La Acade's zone, Luciano Velloso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Blai came out of the goal and Luciano Velloso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Barbie Doll United U23's Orlando Barral got control of the ball when Aquilino Igon tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 20thth minute of the game Ezequiel Chago who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Barbie Doll United U23's Orlando Barral was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 21st minute, Luciano Velloso ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Juan Blai was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The supporters of La Acade booed when Barbie Doll United U23 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bebeto Fantini didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Eustacio Gaitan fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Acade's protests and gave Eustacio Gaitan a yellow card for diving instead. The referee gave Barbie Doll United U23 a penalty, 29 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Bebeto Fantini, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of La Acade's Juan Blai. 1-2. If Ezequiel Chago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juan Blai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedrão Arce, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Pedrão Arce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Barbie Doll United U23's Orlando Barral got control of the ball when Marco Indar tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind La Acade's goalkeeper Juan Blai, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 45th minute, Aquilino Igon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Acade fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aquilino Igon in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Orlando Barral prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Orlando Barral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Indar in the 57th minute of the match. Orlando Barral stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aquilino Igon's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. The La Acade fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when La Acade's Aquilino Igon looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Orlando Barral came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by La Acade's Aquilino Igon. But to his dismay, Aquilino Igon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Pedrão Arce could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Juan Blai made a huge save. If Luciano Velloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 74th minute, Pedrão Arce got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Miguel Efraim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ezequiel Chago fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orlando Barral having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Aquilino Igon notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of Barbie Doll United U23's Orlando Barral. Orlando Barral was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezequiel Chago in the 89th minute of play forced Barbie Doll United U23's goalkeeper Orlando Barral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Luciano Velloso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the Barbie Doll United U23 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for La Acade.