U23 World League

Vila Mimosa Arena
Spectators: 7946 (Terracing: 5960, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nilmar Netto kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cacá Diniz to maneuver through the defense. Geovani Massa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blas Estevez, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 18th minute, Wilfredo Benvide ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geovani Massa was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 23 minutes into the match, Formentera's Blas Estevez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Geovani Massa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Formentera's 龙建烨 got a free kick in the 24th minute. Blas Estevez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Geovani Massa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s Geovani Massa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Fernández in the 28th minute of play. Blas Estevez scored 0-3 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Geovani Massa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 37th minute, Blas Estevez made a precise shot to the right of Geovani Massa. £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Blas Estevez struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Geovani Massa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Formentera. Nilmar Netto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Jonathan Joestar made a huge save. Geovani Massa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wilfredo Benvide, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Formentera were winning 0-4.

The wind increased when Wilfredo Benvide made the kick off in the second half. With his leg Geovani Massa managed to avoid a goal in the 52ndth minute, when Formentera's Blas Estevez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Geovani Massa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfredo Benvide, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Geovani Massa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Blas Estevez in the 58th minute. After a rather tough play, £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s Terence Puskás got a free kick in the 59th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Formentera's Blas Estevez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Geovani Massa. That made the score 0-5 after 60 minutes of play. Benê Fontes kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, 龙建烨 managed to get in a good position for a shot. Formentera's supporters rose to their feet, but 龙建烨 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geovani Massa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Dedê da Cunha fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s protests and gave Dedê da Cunha a yellow card for diving instead. After 67 played minutes £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ got a freekick which was hit by Dedê da Cunha. Geovani Massa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Blas Estevez's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas Estevez in the 76th minute of play forced £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s goalkeeper Geovani Massa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovani Massa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Blas Estevez in the 83rd minute. Geovani Massa was a little too slow when Blas Estevez got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 0-6. If Blas Estevez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Joestar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amauri Ferreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Formentera were clearly better and deserved to take the win.