U23 World League

AgroMelo Stadium
Spectators: 8053 (Terracing: 6041, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gabriel Távora started the match with the kick off. Cássio Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rencio Olozaga in the 7th minute of play. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Marcell Pécsi sped through Terceirense F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cássio Baptista. 11 minutes into the match, Terceirense F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Benito Laurin came free, but Cássio Baptista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 12 minutes Terceirense F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marcell Pécsi who took care of the corner kick. Marcell Pécsi made a great header on ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s corner, it was just that Terceirense F.C.'s Cássio Baptista managed to reach the ball for a save. A collision led to Terceirense F.C. getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Nicolas Guerreiro hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcell Pécsi in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cássio Baptista saved Terceirense F.C. from getting behind. A nice corner shot did that Marcell Pécsi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cássio Baptista quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 28 minutes into the match, Terceirense F.C.'s Gabriel Távora sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matias Čech narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Távora in the 32nd minute of play forced ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s goalkeeper Matias Čech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute, Gabriel Távora ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matias Čech was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Adalberto Pegado hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcell Pécsi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. José Paulo Pombal's late challenge caught a Terceirense F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Paulo Pombal helped the player get up and apologised. In the 52nd match minute, ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Paulo Pombal to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Clodoveo Baldovino during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Clodoveo Baldovino hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Távora in the 62nd minute of play forced ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™'s goalkeeper Matias Čech to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Rencio Olozaga came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rencio Olozaga couldn't finish the play. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Terceirense F.C.'s goalkeeper Cássio Baptista, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Rencio Olozaga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Terceirense F.C.'s Lucas Luis was substituted for Aldo Anjos. Terceirense F.C. made a substitution. Romário Fontes replaced Gustavo Amorim. Terceirense F.C.'s Anselmo Baldaia was substituted for Gabriel Távora. In the 81st minute, Anselmo Baldaia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Matias Čech was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. After having played for 84 minutes, Anselmo Baldaia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Terceirense F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Anselmo Baldaia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cássio Baptista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcell Pécsi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anselmo Baldaia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matias Čech read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. 96 minutes into the game, Terceirense F.C.'s Anselmo Baldaia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matias Čech made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Terceirense F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while ֆքօʀȶɨռɢ ʊǟɨ ʍʐƈ™ had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.