U23 World League

Chiqueirinho
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5738, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 153) 3 minutes into the game, Defensores de Lombroso's Efrain Cresconio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Silas Britto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Fernando Fidanza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Naike in the 14th minute of play forced Qjos MiLLano's goalkeeper Silas Britto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Qjos MiLLano's Loco Gatti threw himself towards the right post 19 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Anderson Vaz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 23 minutes Defensores de Lombroso's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fernando Fidanza who took care of the corner kick. Fernando Fidanza took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Loco Gatti. Loco Gatti dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Qjos MiLLano's Silas Britto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efrain Cresconio in the 31st minute of play. Silas Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Cresconio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Fernando Fidanza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Loco Gatti. That made the score 3-2 in the 35 minute of play. Loco Gatti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fernando Fidanza's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Fernando Fidanza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Defensores de Lombroso's Loco Gatti got control of the ball when Fernando Fidanza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fernando Fidanza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Loco Gatti made a huge save. Celso Sauveur's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Silas Britto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Qjos MiLLano's Fernando Fidanza got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Efrain Cresconio made a kick off. Efrain Cresconio charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Efrain Cresconio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 50th minute, Efrain Cresconio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silas Britto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yanaki Kodrov in the 53rd minute of play. Efrain Cresconio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Silas Britto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Angelo Kaiet kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Defensores de Lombroso's Ramon Edur was substituted for Yanaki Kodrov. Angelo Kaiet hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. After 64 minutes, Delmar Nuxila mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Defensores de Lombroso and the Qjos MiLLano players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Lombroso's Delmar Nuxila got a free kick in the 64th minute. With a little luck, Qjos MiLLano's Silas Britto got control of the ball when Efrain Cresconio tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Defensores de Lombroso getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Celso Sauveur hit a great ball. Qjos MiLLano made a substitution. Adalberto Peixoto replaced Tiaguinho Lira. Qjos MiLLano's Mala Riaño was substituted for Well-Well Puč. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Lombroso's Celso Sauveur got a free kick in the 75th minute. Qjos MiLLano's Fernando Fidanza got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Silas Britto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efrain Cresconio in the 81st minute of the match. Loco Gatti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anderson Vaz in the 94th minute of play. Qjos MiLLano were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Defensores de Lombroso for a fine match.