U23 World League

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Spectators: 8451 (Terracing: 6339, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 169) Merusca F&P's Deyver Sonn started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Deyver Sonn hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. The supporters of ◇Mz.梦◆糖球 booed when Merusca F&P was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabinho Berger didn't get a good kick on the ball. 李剑亮 who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Raúl Cabral when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 李剑亮 came free with the goalkeeper in the 19th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Raúl Cabral could save by the left post. The supporters of Merusca F&P booed when ◇Mz.梦◆糖球 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Milosz Golob didn't get a good kick on the ball. 李剑亮 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Raúl Cabral made a huge save. Through an outstanding action, after 28 minutes, Raúl Cabral successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Raúl Cabral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 麦彬宽 in the 33rd minute of play. After 38 played minutes Merusca F&P got a freekick which was hit by Deyver Sonn. Raúl Cabral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 麦彬宽, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 李剑亮 to make the kick off. Merusca F&P's Raúl Cabral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 麦彬宽 in the 56th minute of play. The audience was convinced that 李剑亮's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raúl Cabral was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Merusca F&P's Sérgio das Neves was substituted for Deyver Sonn. 俞平亦 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sérgio das Neves showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 71 minute of play. Gilberto Massa kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. 俞平亦 came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Merusca F&P's Sérgio das Neves. But to his dismay, Sérgio das Neves quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Merusca F&P made a substitution. Zuriel Levinson replaced Gilberto Massa. Raúl Cabral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 李剑亮 in the 91st minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Merusca F&P had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.