U23 World League

Caipiriñha
Spectators: 7988 (Terracing: 5992, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) Sacro Balompié's Aquiles Bieito started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Davide Di Tommaso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergio Goycochea having to interfere. 6 minutes into the game, Sacro Balompié's Aquiles Bieito nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Angelo Bertoni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Armando Panella in the 10th minute. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Armando Panella was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sergio Goycochea in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonardo Penha in the 16th minute of play forced Sacro Balompié's goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Sacro Balompié defense, Leonardo Penha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sergio Goycochea. The Sacro Balompié fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sergio Goycochea should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Federico Vani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergio Goycochea was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. 29 minutes into the match, Sacro Balompié's goal looked a bit too open when Davide Di Tommaso came free, but Sergio Goycochea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sacro Balompié were furious when Hermengildo Mazuste was red carded, 30 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The supporters of ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ booed when Sacro Balompié was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hermengildo Mazuste didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ booed when Sacro Balompié was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Márquez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Angelo Bertoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gervasio Lidon in the 38th minute of the match. Sergio Goycochea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisito Jerano, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Angelo Bertoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gervasio Lidon in the 46th minute of play. Sacro Balompié's Sergio Goycochea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Sacro Balompié from getting a goal against them. The ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sacro Balompié were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Xu Zhen Ping made the kick off in the second half. Angelo Bertoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apolo Peto in the 54th minute of play. Sergio Goycochea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisito Jerano, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Sacro Balompié's goal looked a bit too open when Leonardo Penha came free, but Sergio Goycochea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sergio Goycochea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonardo Penha in the 61st minute of the match. Gervasio Lidon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sacro Balompié's René Houseman was substituted for Jeremias Gaueko. Sacro Balompié's Teobaldo Bernal was substituted for Gervasio Lidon. Davide Di Tommaso hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Teobaldo Bernals short, quick shot in the 77thth minute got Angelo Bertoni to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Sergio Goycochea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Hong Qi Yan's late challenge caught a Sacro Balompié's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hong Qi Yan helped the player get up and apologised. Hong Qi Yan kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. A collision led to Sacro Balompié getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Aquiles Bieito hit a great ball. When Leonardo Penha came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ 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 Leonardo Penha couldn't finish the play. The ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Sacro Balompié's performance. The match ended with a win for Sacro Balompié.