U23 World League

Cuerverio
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Haroldo Alves made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute, Cuervos AFC's Fermin Peli ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Didi Vianna. Didi Vianna yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Praetorian™ FC's Didi Vianna proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Praetorian™ FC from getting a goal against them. 8 minutes into the game, Adriano Perez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Praetorian™ FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cuervos AFC the free kick. Blas Pietro shot from long distance in the 10th minute, but Didi Vianna was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. If Cristo Ramond had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fermin Peli might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Didi Vianna. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fermin Peli ran back to his position shaking his head. Teofilo Gorka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Didi Vianna having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Severino Figueiredo during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Praetorian™ FC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Severino Figueiredo hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Praetorian™ FC defense, Fermin Peli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Didi Vianna. The Praetorian™ FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Didi Vianna should have stopped the shot. Fermin Peli in the 26thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Didi Vianna, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Samuel Patxi hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Praetorian™ FC's Didi Vianna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fermin Peli in the 35th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Haroldo Alves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anton Epure was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. 40 minutes into the game, Nilmar Favoretto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Praetorian™ FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cuervos AFC the free kick. A collision led to Praetorian™ FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Nilmar Favoretto hit a great ball. In the 45th minute, Teofilo Gorka reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Didi Vianna. The goal made the score 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Teofilo Gorka made a kick off. Anton Epure made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haroldo Alves in the 64th minute of play. In the 64th match minute, Praetorian™ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nilmar Favoretto to maneuver through the defense. Adalberto Leme hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After having played for 67 minutes, Fermin Peli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cuervos AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fermin Peli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 69th minute, Adalberto Leme hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cuervos AFC's Fermin Peli got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Cuervos AFC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Cristo Ramond hit a great ball. In the 75th minute, Teofilo Gorka made a precise shot to the right of Didi Vianna. Praetorian™ FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. Didi Vianna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teofilo Gorka, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 88th minute Teofilo Gorka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Didi Vianna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute, Nilmar Favoretto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. There was no doubt that Cuervos AFC were the better team. Cuervos AFC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.