U23 World League

La Locomotora
Spectators: 6136 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 345, VIP seats: 150) Jason Douglas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 5th minute, Sílvio Luís Mendes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luís Mendes in the 5th minute of play forced Deportivo Rodriguez's goalkeeper Waldo Hills to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Deportivo Rodriguez booed when SALIMEN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeremias Valadares didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcelo Marcello in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giovanni Lucas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 9th minute, Miguel Dantas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Waldo Hills didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miguel Dantas went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Jeremias Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot. SALIMEN's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeremias Valadares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waldo Hills breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 15 played minutes Deportivo Rodriguez got a freekick which was hit by Javier Rodriguez. If Jason Douglas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 21st minute, Sílvio Luís Mendes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 21st match minute, Deportivo Rodriguez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Javier Rodriguez to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd match minute, SALIMEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Valadares to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Marcelo Marcello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giovanni Lucas was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Marcello in the 24th minute of play forced SALIMEN's goalkeeper Giovanni Lucas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giovanni Lucas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Javier Rodriguez in the 27th minute. SALIMEN's Giovanni Lucas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Marcello in the 28th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, SALIMEN's Miguel Dantas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Waldo Hills narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Leonard Hinton charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonard Hinton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Deportivo Rodriguez getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Leonard Hinton hit a great ball. Giovanni Lucas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Marcello in the 41st minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Pedro Pedro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Giovanni Lucas, 1-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marcelo Marcello to strike the kick off in the second half. Waldo Hills showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Dantas, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After a rather tough play, SALIMEN's Jeremias Valadares got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 60th minute, Sílvio Luís Mendes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonard Hinton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Giovanni Lucas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcelo Marcello in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giovanni Lucas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Deportivo Rodriguez's Marcelo Marcello in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SALIMEN's goalie prevented a goal. With an all-out effort, SALIMEN's Waldo Hills threw himself towards the right post 68 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Miguel Dantas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Giovanni Lucas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcelo Marcello's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Deportivo Rodriguez's Marcelo Marcello sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Giovanni Lucas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hal Cortez during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Giovanni Lucas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javier Rodriguez in the 90th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Deportivo Rodriguez fans cheered their team off the field, for while SALIMEN had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.