U23 World League

Telford Arena
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Will Sheridan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 3rdth minute, Sílvio Cordeiro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, Ekzema F.V.'s Duda Lago got a free kick in the 4th minute. 7 minutes into the game, Samuca Tróia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ekzema F.V.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Juventus Telford the free kick. After a rather tough play, Ekzema F.V.'s Fabinho Sarmento got a free kick in the 10th minute. Shane Goldthorpe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sílvio Cordeiro having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Juventus Telford's Alastair Wishart slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sílvio Cordeiro. That made the score 1-0 after 14 minutes of play. A collision led to Ekzema F.V. getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Duda Lago hit a great ball. In the 17th minute, Juventus Telford's Shane Goldthorpe ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Sílvio Cordeiro. Sílvio Cordeiro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Alastair Wishart struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Sílvio Cordeiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juventus Telford. Shane Brindley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Murilo Paes in the 22nd minute of play. Sílvio Cordeiro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alastair Wishart showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 25 minute of play. Tony Morning fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sílvio Cordeiro having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Duda Lago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ekzema F.V.'s Sílvio Cordeiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Ekzema F.V. from getting a goal against them. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Will Sheridan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Shane Goldthorpe scored 5-0 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sílvio Cordeiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 59 minutes into the match, Ekzema F.V.'s goal looked a bit too open when Will Sheridan came free, but Sílvio Cordeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 60 minutes of play, Juventus Telford's Tony Morning made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sílvio Cordeiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 70 minutes into the match, Shane Goldthorpe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sílvio Cordeiro. Ekzema F.V.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shane Goldthorpe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. Sílvio Cordeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shane Goldthorpe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Julian Cartwright hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd match minute, Ekzema F.V. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matheus Aparecido to maneuver through the defense. Will Sheridan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sílvio Cordeiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Junior Colley took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sílvio Cordeiro. Sílvio Cordeiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. Russell Dunning received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Sílvio Cordeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.