U23 World League

Arena Bruno Marco
Spectators: 8472 (Terracing: 6355, Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) Aureo Bustamante made in the 5th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Ni Xiong Bin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deyver Sonn in the 10th minute of play forced ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s goalkeeper Chupan Estad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ni Xiong Bin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 14 minutes into the match, Merusca F&P's goalkeeper Raúl Cabral had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ni Xiong Bin. ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s Ni Xiong Bin got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 29 minutes into the match, ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s goal looked a bit too open when Deyver Sonn came free, but Chupan Estad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 34 played minutes Merusca F&P got a freekick which was hit by Nelsinho França. Raúl Cabral made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Ni Xiong Bin sent off a good shot on target. Fabrício Fernandes made in the 41st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Deyver Sonn however managed to control. The crowd rose to their feet as Ni Xiong Bin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Raúl Cabral. That made the score 1-0 in the 42 minute of play. ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s Ni Xiong Bin got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Deyver Sonn stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Merusca F&P getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Gilberto Massa hit a great ball. In the 52nd minute Ni Xiong Bin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raúl Cabral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raúl Cabral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ni Xiong Bin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ni Xiong Bin in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Raúl Cabral prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ni Xiong Bin in the 59th minute of play forced Merusca F&P's goalkeeper Raúl Cabral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Merusca F&P made a substitution. Álvaro Pernambucano replaced Silvinho Mangueira. Raúl Cabral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Spöerer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Roberto Spöerer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raúl Cabral was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Sérgio das Neves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chupan Estad was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. In the 75th minute there was a penalty for ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪. Taurino Diaz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Raúl Cabral. 2-0. In the 77th match minute, Merusca F&P was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabinho Berger to maneuver through the defense. Merusca F&P's Zuriel Levinson was substituted for Gilberto Massa. Fabinho Berger hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Merusca F&P's Raúl Cabral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clemente Montes in the 84th minute of play. Raúl Cabral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Spöerer in the 90th minute of play. Raúl Cabral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clemente Montes in the 93rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s Albano Depsch got a free kick in the 94th minute. In the 96th minute Clemente Montes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raúl Cabral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zuriel Levinson hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Merusca F&P had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.