U23 World League

Estadi Johan Cruyff
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when João Paulo Lucas took the kick off in the first half of the match. FC La Masia's Eliézer Baiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oscar Castellano in the 12th minute of play. The supporters of SC Pfullendorf booed when FC La Masia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandre Breckenfeld didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, FC La Masia's Luan Furtado got a free kick in the 19th minute. A collision led to FC La Masia getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Alexandre Breckenfeld hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute of the match Eusebio Coello shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Eliézer Baiano showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, SC Pfullendorf's Ioseba Candela got a free kick in the 45th minute. When João Paulo Lucas fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC La Masia's protests and gave João Paulo Lucas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th minute, João Paulo Lucas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SC Pfullendorf made a substitution. Porfiro Sabina replaced Albino Naranjo. João Paulo Lucas hit a great freekick 49 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Felipo Ramirez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from João Paulo Lucas went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Eliézer Baiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cordarell Saura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexandre Breckenfeld charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexandre Breckenfeld the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 65 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC La Masia! In the 67th minute, the referee gave SC Pfullendorf a penalty. Eusebio Coello looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Eliézer Baiano. In the 81st minute Eliézer de Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felipo Ramirez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to FC La Masia getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Alexandre Breckenfeld hit a great ball. Eusebio Coello took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 84th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eliézer Baiano. FC La Masia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Porfiro Sabina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 87 minutes into the match, FC La Masia's goalkeeper Eliézer Baiano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oscar Castellano. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Oscar Castellano managed to get in a good position for a shot. SC Pfullendorf's supporters rose to their feet, but Oscar Castellano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eliézer Baiano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. João Paulo Lucas got his second yellow card in the match during the 94th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 94th minute, João Paulo Lucas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Porfiro Sabina got free with Eliézer Baiano in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. SC Pfullendorf were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.