U23 World League

GABILONDO
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Clemente Gabon got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the The Best Ones defense, Clemente Gabon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juarês Fantini. The The Best Ones fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juarês Fantini should have stopped the shot. Juarês Fantini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dante Nastasio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Dante Nastasio could shoot a difficult shot in the 11th minute, which Juarês Fantini however easily saved by the left post. Juarês Fantini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clemente Gabon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the match, The Best Ones's goalkeeper Juarês Fantini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dante Nastasio. Juarês Fantini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eloy Bonadona in the 17th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Marcos Leão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the match, ORIZABA F.C.'s Jonathan Etor broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 23 minutes into the match, The Best Ones's goal looked a bit too open when Clemente Gabon came free, but Juarês Fantini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juarês Fantini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eloy Bonadona in the 25th minute of play. Juarês Fantini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eloy Pacorro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonathan Etor charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonathan Etor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Arnaldo Sarmento fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Best Ones's protests and gave Arnaldo Sarmento a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st match minute, The Best Ones was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaldo Sarmento to maneuver through the defense. Juarês Fantini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eloy Bonadona in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Eloy Pacorro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Juarês Fantini. The Best Ones's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eloy Pacorro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Gavino Perfecto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Juarês Fantini made a huge save. When Rodrigo do Valle fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Best Ones's protests and gave Rodrigo do Valle a yellow card for diving instead. Rodrigo do Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Juarês Fantini made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Clemente Gabon sent off a good shot on target. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Clemente Gabon in the 51st minute of play forced The Best Ones's goalkeeper Juarês Fantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Best Ones's Juarês Fantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clemente Gabon in the 54th minute of play. Arnaldo Sarmento kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Juarês Fantini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dante Nastasio, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. The Best Ones's Juarês Fantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clemente Gabon in the 65th minute of play. Naldo Maia's late challenge caught a ORIZABA F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Naldo Maia helped the player get up and apologised. Naldo Maia hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the The Best Ones defense, Clemente Gabon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juarês Fantini. The The Best Ones fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juarês Fantini should have stopped the shot. Juarês Fantini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Clemente Gabon in the 70th minute of play. Juarês Fantini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clemente Gabon in the 74th minute of the match. Juarês Fantini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eloy Bonadona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Best Ones's Juarês Fantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eloy Pacorro in the 79th minute of play. After some careless play in the The Best Ones defense, Eloy Bonadona kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juarês Fantini. The The Best Ones fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juarês Fantini should have stopped the shot. In the 85th minute Eloy Bonadona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juarês Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the game, Clemente Gabon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Juarês Fantini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Best Ones's Juarês Fantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eloy Pacorro in the 89th minute of play. ORIZABA F.C. walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.