U23 World League

Down Park
Spectators: 7975 (Terracing: 5983, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jamar Paige got the match started through his kick off. A nice corner shot did that Ezio Gøl got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Saturnin Darroja quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Xabat Figueroa struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Alisson Goycochea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Downchester City. In the 10th minute, Mitxel Abrego hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute Ezio Gøl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saturnin Darroja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alisson Goycochea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven Christoffersson, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 17 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goal looked a bit too open when Jamar Paige came free, but Alisson Goycochea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 18 minutes INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Xabat Figueroa who took care of the corner kick. Alisson Goycochea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jamar Paige in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goal looked a bit too open when Jamar Paige came free, but Alisson Goycochea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sven Christoffersson got free with Alisson Goycochea in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jamar Paige in the 33rd minute of play forced INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goalkeeper Alisson Goycochea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saturnin Darroja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ezio Gøl, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Orlando Loyola during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Downchester City booed when INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlando Loyola didn't get a good kick on the ball. 42 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goalkeeper Alisson Goycochea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jamar Paige.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ezio Gøl to strike the kick off in the second half. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Alisson Goycochea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jamar Paige in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezio Gøl in the 57th minute of play forced Downchester City's goalkeeper Saturnin Darroja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezio Gøl in the 59th minute of play forced Downchester City's goalkeeper Saturnin Darroja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Alisson Goycochea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xabat Figueroa in the 67th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Downchester City's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Head Son came free, but Saturnin Darroja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alisson Goycochea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven Christoffersson in the 75th minute of the match. The supporters of Downchester City booed when INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Head Son didn't get a good kick on the ball. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Geovanni Ramalho was substituted for Nilmar de Souza. The supporters of Downchester City booed when INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Head Son didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Gerson Rezende got a free kick in the 78th minute. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Alisson Goycochea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xabat Figueroa in the 79th minute of play. Alisson Goycochea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jamar Paige in the 84th minute of play. Lucas Head Son might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Saturnin Darroja. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucas Head Son ran back to his position shaking his head. Fred Valencia charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fred Valencia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fred Valencia kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Downchester City's much stronger midfield.