U23 World League

El Coloso de Mardel
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wilfredo Urdaspal kicked off to start the match. Hernani da Rocha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wilfredo Urdaspal in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovani Pirani in the 6th minute of play forced Knight Of Dawn's goalkeeper Eulalio Servando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eulalio Servando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júlio Fantini, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Hernani da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from German Ioritz in the 12th minute of the match. Anier Vincent hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovani Pirani in the 18th minute of play forced Knight Of Dawn's goalkeeper Eulalio Servando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eulalio Servando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovani Pirani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. German Ioritz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Korban's goalkeeper Hernani da Rocha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 41 minutes into the game, Ambrosio Gar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Knight Of Dawn's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Korban the free kick. A collision led to Knight Of Dawn getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Ambrosio Gar hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute of the match Alfredinho Fonseca sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eulalio Servando skillfully saved the ball. German Ioritz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Hernani da Rocha made a huge save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The supporters of Knight Of Dawn booed when AC Korban was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Durval Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Doni Rezende hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Ambrosio Gar took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hernani da Rocha. AC Korban's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 62 played minutes Knight Of Dawn got a freekick which was hit by Wilfredo Urdaspal. In the 65th play minute Igor Albuquerque came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Eulalio Servando. 0-1. With an all-out effort, AC Korban's Eulalio Servando threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Igor Albuquerque, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Hernani da Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilfredo Urdaspal in the 72nd minute of play. Knight Of Dawn's Ambrosio Gar couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 81st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for AC Korban. In the 83rd minute, Knight Of Dawn's Fausto Estebano seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Fausto Estebano the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Knight Of Dawn protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Fausto Estebano had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Kléber da Silveira kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After 94 played minutes Knight Of Dawn got a freekick which was hit by Ambrosio Gar. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.