U23 World League

Don Pepe
Spectators: 7985 (Terracing: 5990, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Thierry Henry made the kick off which started today's match. Thierry Henry's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlos Alberto Salgado read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. A collision led to GuateFortín getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Thierry Henry hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Thierry Henry kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Carlos Alberto Salgado. That made the score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandu Musteatã in the 13th minute of play forced GuateFortín's goalkeeper Roberto Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thierry Henry got free with Carlos Alberto Salgado in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Roberto Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Casemiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Scobioalã in the 36th minute of play forced GuateFortín's goalkeeper Roberto Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 37 in the game by Thierry Henry from a close distance when the talented Carlos Alberto Salgado managed to make a qualified save. UFC Puturoasa's players were relieved. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thierry Henry in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Alberto Salgado prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thierry Henry charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thierry Henry the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, GuateFortín's Thierry Henry got a free kick in the 41st minute. GuateFortín's Roberto Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Scobioalã in the 45th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Emil Scobioalã to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Dragos Burduja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roberto Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 54 minutes into the match, GuateFortín's Thierry Henry sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Alberto Salgado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 56thth minute of the game Thierry Henry who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but UFC Puturoasa's Carlos Alberto Salgado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dragos Burduja hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. GuateFortín's Roberto Nunes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save GuateFortín from getting a goal against them. In the 63rd minute, Thierry Henry 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. After some careless play in the GuateFortín defense, Sandu Musteatã kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roberto Nunes. The GuateFortín fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roberto Nunes should have stopped the shot. UFC Puturoasa's Carlos Alberto Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thierry Henry in the 72nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Carlos Casemiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roberto Nunes was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. UFC Puturoasa made a substitution. Pavel Ureche replaced Alphonso Davies. UFC Puturoasa's Eugen Doroftei was substituted for Sandu Musteatã. GuateFortín's Roberto Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gheorghe Streche in the 78th minute of play. Roberto Nunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Scobioalã in the 81st minute of play. UFC Puturoasa's Carlos Alberto Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thierry Henry in the 88th minute of play.