U23 World League

San Francisco Arena
Spectators: 7749 (Terracing: 5813, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Rivermania FC's Pastor Lorencio 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fellipe Valle in the 3rd minute of play forced Rivermania FC's goalkeeper Alejandro Truylos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wágner Sá's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alejandro Truylos firmly grabbed it by the left post. 9 minutes into the match, Pastor Lorencio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Narciso Guimarães. October 04's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pastor Lorencio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Benito Martxot kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 18th minute October 04 were awarded a corner. Luís Paulo Pernambucano went to the cornerflag to take it. 19 minutes into the match, Angelo Barbosa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alejandro Truylos, 2-1. Rivermania FC's Alejandro Truylos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Rivermania FC from getting a goal against them. Alejandro Truylos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomé Macedo in the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st match minute, October 04 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maurinho Koehler to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute Pastor Lorencio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Guimarães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner went over the outstretched arms of October 04's goalie and right to Hermengildo Rufio. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. October 04's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. October 04's Narciso Guimarães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lázaro Peru in the 36th minute of play. Narciso Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lázaro Peru in the 41st minute of the match. In the 42nd match minute, October 04 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waldemar de Sena to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Paulo Pernambucano in the 45th minute of play forced Rivermania FC's goalkeeper Alejandro Truylos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alejandro Truylos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fellipe Valle in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wágner Sá made a kick off. A collision led to Rivermania FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Jacinto Guillelmus hit a great ball. Benito Martxot kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Wágner Sá scored 4-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alejandro Truylos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Francisco Balendin during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alejandro Truylos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wágner Sá in the 70th minute of play. Alejandro Truylos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wágner Sá in the 72nd minute of play. A collision led to Rivermania FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Pastor Lorencio hit a great ball. October 04's Reinaldo Carneiro was substituted for Angelo Barbosa. October 04 made a substitution. Mário Pena replaced Maurinho Koehler. October 04 made a substitution. Rodolfo Munhoz replaced Tomé Macedo. In the 77th match minute, Rivermania FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pastor Lorencio to maneuver through the defense. Jacinto Guillelmus kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Rivermania FC's Alejandro Truylos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fellipe Valle in the 88th minute of play. Alejandro Truylos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wágner Sá's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. October 04 had won after a very even match.