U23 World League

Arena Salvador
Spectators: 7965 (Terracing: 5975, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Severo Tono took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's Severino Dacio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Chicão de Azevedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Chicão de Azevedo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's Severo Tono shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Marcos Xabel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noureddine Seret in the 10th minute of play. Marcos Xabel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardinho Aguiar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 20 minutes into the match, Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Noureddine Seret came free, but Marcos Xabel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st match minute, Torino SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luan Lucas to maneuver through the defense. Epifanio Cristos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Chicão de Azevedo having to make a save. Thanks to some nice moves Sílvio Luiz da Costa could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Marcos Xabel however easily saved by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fellipe Luz got free with Marcos Xabel in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 31st minute, Sílvio Luiz da Costa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcos Xabel. The goal made the score 1-1. Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's Marcos Xabel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardinho Aguiar in the 36th minute of play. Torino SSA's Fellipe Luz got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bernardinho Aguiar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Marcos Xabel made a huge save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Noureddine Seret to make the kick off. In the 50th match minute, Torino SSA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Luiz da Costa to maneuver through the defense. Marcos Xabel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noureddine Seret, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. A collision led to Resurrección Diabólica Ψ getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Gaston Mendebal hit a great ball. Marcos Xabel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Luiz da Costa in the 57th minute of the match. Bernardinho Aguiar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Xabel having to interfere. The supporters of Resurrección Diabólica Ψ booed when Torino SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sam Galvan didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severo Tono in the 62nd minute of play forced Torino SSA's goalkeeper Chicão de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sílvio Luiz da Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Xabel having to interfere. In the 66th minute, Víktor Guerra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sílvio Luiz da Costa in the 68th minute of play forced Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's goalkeeper Marcos Xabel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's Marcos Xabel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Luiz da Costa in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Torino SSA's goalkeeper Chicão de Azevedo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 74th minute of the match Torino SSA got a corner. Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Noureddine Seret ran over to the corner to take the kick. Noureddine Seret spun around in front of the goal 77 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Resurrección Diabólica Ψ's goal. After 80 minutes of play, Torino SSA's Bernardinho Aguiar made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcos Xabel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Torino SSA made a substitution. Egídio de Almeida replaced Víktor Guerra. Venancio Uhin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Sustrai in the 87th minute of play forced Torino SSA's goalkeeper Chicão de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A well placed Severo Tono short distance shot in the 93rd minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.