U23 World League

Estádio Almeidão
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Angelino Urriola started the match with the kick off. Paulo Renato Dracena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Chavarri in the 5th minute of the match. Angelino Urriola took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paulo Renato Dracena. Paulo Renato Dracena dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 21 minutes into the match, Belo Academy's Bernardinho Leão sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ysidro Mallen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ysidro Mallen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fábio Marinho, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Res Non Verba's Ysidro Mallen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Res Non Verba from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquim Arriano in the 30th minute of play forced Belo Academy's goalkeeper Paulo Renato Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute of the match Res Non Verba got a corner. Belo Academy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eliseo Arnuero ran over to the corner to take the kick. The audience was convinced that Angelino Urriola's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo Renato Dracena was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. 43 minutes into the match, Res Non Verba's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardinho Leão came free, but Ysidro Mallen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paulo Renato Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelino Urriola, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Paulo Renato Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Narciso Chavarri, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The Belo Academy players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Res Non Verba were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bernardinho Leão to make the kick off. Paulo Renato Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Arnuero, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeferson Proença in the 57th minute of play forced Res Non Verba's goalkeeper Ysidro Mallen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ysidro Mallen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardinho Leão in the 58th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristian Salgado during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Belo Academy getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Cristian Salgado hit a great ball. Res Non Verba made a substitution. Narciso Agudiez replaced Angelino Urriola. Ysidro Mallen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yan Mota in the 64th minute of the match. Paulo Renato Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseo Arnuero in the 66th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yan Mota in the 67th minute of play forced Res Non Verba's goalkeeper Ysidro Mallen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Res Non Verba's zone, Bernardinho Leão stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ysidro Mallen came out of the goal and Bernardinho Leão tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jago Peciña hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After 81 played minutes Belo Academy got a freekick which was hit by Douglas Ferraz. In the 81st minute of the match Eliseo Arnuero sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paulo Renato Dracena skillfully saved the ball. Ysidro Mallen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardinho Leão in the 96th minute of the match. The Res Non Verba supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Res Non Verba would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.