U23 World League

Arena do Inferno
Spectators: 8475 (Terracing: 6357, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 169) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ger Branca kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Gaspar Odol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Róbson Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Gelu Măcrinici got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 10th match minute, Merusca F&P - CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilberto Massa to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Gaspar Odol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Róbson Linares was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. In the 23rd minute Gaspar Odol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Róbson Linares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Álvaro Pernambucano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Álvaro Pernambucano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Feliks Dec breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Charmander City's Prospero Velasco got a free kick in the 31st minute. Feliks Dec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walmir Pontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Charmander City's Cheikha Fellahi got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Róbson Linares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Odol in the 38th minute of play. In the 40th minute Charmander City were awarded a corner. Cheikha Fellahi went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Cheikha Fellahi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Róbson Linares did a great save. After 44 minutes, Ger Branca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Charmander City and the Merusca F&P - CIMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Ger Branca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Walmir Pontes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Feliks Dec having to make a save. Róbson Linares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaspar Odol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Walmir Pontes to make the kick off. Róbson Linares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaspar Odol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Róbson Linares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaspar Odol in the 54th minute of the match. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Róbson Linares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Odol in the 59th minute of play. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Dmitry Ilyushin was substituted for Walmir Pontes. Charmander City made a substitution. Cristobal Jurgi replaced Gaspar Odol. Charmander City made a substitution. Delmiro Peto replaced Ger Branca. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Claudinho Sá was substituted for Silvério Velloso. Charmander City made a substitution. Benigno Qwinton replaced Natalio Che. The corner ended in Cheikha Fellahi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Róbson Linares did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristobal Jurgi in the 78th minute of play forced Merusca F&P - CIMZ's goalkeeper Róbson Linares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Dmitry Ilyushin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliks Dec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 82 minutes Charmander City's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gilberto Massa who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Gilberto Massa almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Charmander City's Feliks Dec did a great save. With a little luck, Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Róbson Linares got control of the ball when Delmiro Peto tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Charmander City players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.