U23 World League

Pikachuzim Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Geronimo Ignazio kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in La Tribuna Tambien Juega's zone, Geovânio Vasconcelos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ignacio Primeiro came out of the goal and Geovânio Vasconcelos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Ignacio Primeiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save La Tribuna Tambien Juega from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, AS Pikachuzim's Ignacio Primeiro threw himself towards the right post 7 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vito Batista, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Victor da Fonseca sped through La Tribuna Tambien Juega's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ignacio Primeiro. After 20 played minutes AS Pikachuzim got a freekick which was hit by Vito Batista. In the 29th play minute Victor da Fonseca came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ignacio Primeiro. 2-0. 35 minutes into the match, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Teixeira came free, but Ignacio Primeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the game, AS Pikachuzim's Vito Batista nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ignacio Primeiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Ignacio Primeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vito Batista in the 43rd minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Victor da Fonseca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ignacio Primeiro. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victor da Fonseca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

A collision led to La Tribuna Tambien Juega getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Fabio Maraman hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goal looked a bit too open when Vito Batista came free, but Ignacio Primeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ignacio Primeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Abelardo Abeijon kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. AS Pikachuzim made a substitution. Dadá Torres replaced Rodolfo Pinheiro. La Tribuna Tambien Juega made a substitution. Ciro Gutierrez replaced Basilio Chano. Abelardo Abeijon hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After 72 played minutes La Tribuna Tambien Juega got a freekick which was hit by Hilario Gaxan. In the 74th minute Gerardo Garci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Luiz Matorin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 78 played minutes La Tribuna Tambien Juega got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Bieito. In the 81st minute, Vito Batista 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. Gerardo Garci could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Pedro Luiz Matorin made a huge save. After a rather tough play, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Gerardo Garci got a free kick in the 88th minute. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Ignacio Primeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vito Batista in the 89th minute of play. Ignacio Primeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victor da Fonseca, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Jaime Teixeira's late challenge caught a La Tribuna Tambien Juega's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jaime Teixeira helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th match minute, AS Pikachuzim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Reis to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. AS Pikachuzim had won after a very even match.