U23 World League

ARENA TRAKINAS
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) In the 4th minute, Silviano Pizarro made a precise shot to the right of Inácio dos Santos. TRAKINAS FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Jeremy Montero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Silviano Pizarro scored 0-2 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Inácio dos Santos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Inácio dos Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silviano Pizarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After a rather tough play, Halcon Sport 69's Ederono Dozal got a free kick in the 20th minute. TRAKINAS FC's David Neiva got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Halcon Sport 69's Tabby Leceta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Neiva in the 25th minute of play. Inácio dos Santos came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Halcon Sport 69's Silviano Pizarro. But to his dismay, Silviano Pizarro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. A collision led to Halcon Sport 69 getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Jeremy Montero hit a great ball. After some careless play in the TRAKINAS FC defense, Silviano Pizarro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Inácio dos Santos. The TRAKINAS FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Inácio dos Santos should have stopped the shot. In the 43rd minute, Jeremy Montero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Silviano Pizarro was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jeremy Montero got free with Inácio dos Santos in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Silviano Pizarro did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-5 to the left of a surprised Inácio dos Santos 56 minutes into the match. A collision led to Halcon Sport 69 getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Ederono Dozal hit a great ball. In the 66th match minute, Halcon Sport 69 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silviano Pizarro to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute, Kléber Oliveira made a precise shot to the right of Tabby Leceta. Halcon Sport 69's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. A sloppy throw-in by Sílvio Luiz Bueno in the 78th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Halcon Sport 69's Sidro Fresnedo. 80 minutes into the game, Halcon Sport 69's Silviano Pizarro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Inácio dos Santos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. In the 84th minute, Silviano Pizarro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Inácio dos Santos was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-7. 92 minutes into the game, Silviano Pizarro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Inácio dos Santos. Silviano Pizarro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-8. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Halcon Sport 69 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.