U23 World League

Rungrado 1st of May
Spectators: 7770 (Terracing: 5828, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) After 3 played minutes ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ got a freekick which was hit by Inocente Bafalluy. Inocente Bafalluy got a throw-in 6 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Leonardo Raheiro. The audience was convinced that Ahmet Paşa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dime La Rocca was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Byrne Hughes charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Byrne Hughes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Byrne Hughes hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 9 minutes into the match, ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s goalkeeper Dime La Rocca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmet Paşa. Leonardo Raheiro struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Cordario Encina didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Paşa in the 17th minute of play forced ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s goalkeeper Dime La Rocca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 19 minutes, Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. April 25 SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ahmet Paşa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dime La Rocca came out and tried to block the shot, but Ahmet Paşa slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 28th minute. Byrne Hughes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cordario Encina having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Iván Lea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Inocente Bafalluy during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 40th match minute, ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inocente Bafalluy to maneuver through the defense. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s Inocente Bafalluy got his second yellow card of the match in the 45th minute. The referee ordered Inocente Bafalluy off the ground. After 46 played minutes ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ got a freekick which was hit by Inocente Bafalluy. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ahmet Paşa to make the kick off. April 25 SC's José Rivera was substituted for Ahmet Paşa. The supporters of ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ booed when April 25 SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Long Dong didn't get a good kick on the ball. April 25 SC's Cordario Encina proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save April 25 SC from getting a goal against them. Mario Bennet kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Dime La Rocca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Rivera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leonardo Raheiro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Cordario Encina firmly grabbed it by the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Louis Alcantara during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to April 25 SC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Louis Alcantara hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the match, José Rivera had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dime La Rocca. ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Rivera was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Lucas Mata kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Dime La Rocca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Rivera, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Rivera in the 92nd minute of play forced ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽'s goalkeeper Dime La Rocca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. José Rivera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dime La Rocca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Rivera in the 94th minute of the match. Elano Silveira charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elano Silveira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ♞⚽ VIRAO Extreme ♞⚽ getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Elano Silveira hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. April 25 SC had won after a very even match.