U23 World League

Arena Salvador
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kartal Başar started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Maximiliano Chorche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Hendrickx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes in the game, Benedito Braga fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ricardo Hendrickx having to interfere. Kartal Başar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benjamin de Mendonça having to make a save. Maximiliano Chorche could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Ricardo Hendrickx made a huge save. Benjamin de Mendonça took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kartal Başar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st match minute, Torino SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Sasu to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd match minute, Torino SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Sasu to maneuver through the defense. Ricardo Hendrickx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximiliano Chorche, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kartal Başar in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benjamin de Mendonça prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ricardo Hendrickx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedito Braga in the 35th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kartal Başar in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benjamin de Mendonça prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedito Braga in the 44th minute of play forced Twierdza Osowiec's goalkeeper Ricardo Hendrickx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benedito Braga stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kartal Başar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Benjamin de Mendonça having to make a save. Denis Sasu made in the 58th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Benedito Braga. Ricardo Hendrickx came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Torino SSA's Maximiliano Chorche. But to his dismay, Maximiliano Chorche quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. With 66 minutes on the clock, Jaap Stam commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 66 played minutes Twierdza Osowiec got a freekick which was hit by Jaap Stam. After 69 minutes of play, Torino SSA's Noureddine Seret made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardo Hendrickx was left in no man's land by his defense there! Benjamin de Mendonça stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kartal Başar's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. Noureddine Seret received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Ricardo Hendrickx tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Torino SSA's Ximenez Galvan was substituted for Vinícius Galvan. Torino SSA's Fellipe Luz was substituted for Beto Neves. The supporters of Torino SSA booed when Twierdza Osowiec was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jorge Van Hoyveldt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ricardo Hendrickx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximiliano Chorche in the 87th minute of play. Ricardo Hendrickx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardinho Aguiar in the 92nd minute of play. After 93 minutes of play, Torino SSA's Bernardinho Aguiar made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardo Hendrickx was left in no man's land by his defense there! There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Torino SSA fully deserved thier win.