U23 World League

Olympic Stadium Maia
Spectators: 7666 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) In the 2nd match minute, Ciruel Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teobaldo Gabon to maneuver through the defense. Ɍυƒυs™'s Francisco Ribas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Grijander in the 5th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ɍυƒυs™'s Gervásio Lages got a free kick in the 6th minute. José Puyol took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Francisco Ribas. Ɍυƒυs™'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Francisco Ribas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Grijander in the 10th minute of the match. After 14 minutes, Lucas Grijander made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Ɍυƒυs™'s Francisco Ribas tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 19 minutes into the match, Ciruel Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Igrejas came free, but Jacob Alavedra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisco Ribas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zarando Cordoba in the 23rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nuno Morais during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 24th minute, Nuno Morais hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nuno Morais was shown his second yellow card after 25 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 26th match minute, Ɍυƒυs™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuno Morais to maneuver through the defense. José Puyol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Francisco Ribas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 39 minutes, Joaquim Lamego mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ɍυƒυs™ and the Ciruel Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 39 played minutes Ɍυƒυs™ got a freekick which was hit by Joaquim Lamego. Ɍυƒυs™'s Francisco Ribas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Grijander in the 40th minute of play. After 42 played minutes Ciruel Academy got a freekick which was hit by Isi Rider. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fırat Okbaş during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 44th match minute, Ciruel Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fırat Okbaş to maneuver through the defense. Ricardo Fagundes's shot from long distance in the 45th minute was not bad at all, but Ciruel Academy's Jacob Alavedra knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Teobaldo Gabon during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ciruel Academy's Teobaldo Gabon got a free kick in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Jacob Alavedra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Igrejas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ɍυƒυs™'s Francisco Igrejas in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ciruel Academy's goalie prevented a goal. Jacob Alavedra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Igrejas in the 55th minute of play. Francisco Ribas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolás Elenes, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nicolás Elenes got free with Francisco Ribas in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Francisco Ribas didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Ciruel Academy's Lucas Grijander shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-2 in the ordered_time% minute. 66 minutes into the match, Ciruel Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Gervásio Lages came free, but Jacob Alavedra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jacob Alavedra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gervásio Lages, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paşa Bolas hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Jacob Alavedra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gervásio Lages, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After some careless play in the Ciruel Academy defense, Gervásio Lages kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jacob Alavedra. The Ciruel Academy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jacob Alavedra should have stopped the shot. Jacob Alavedra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gervásio Lages, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th match minute, Ciruel Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fırat Okbaş to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Ciruel Academy booed when Ɍυƒυs™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sálvio Caldas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ɍυƒυs™'s Francisco Ribas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Ɍυƒυs™ from getting a goal against them. Zarando Cordoba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Francisco Ribas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francisco Ribas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolás Elenes in the 95th minute of play. The Ɍυƒυs™ manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Ciruel Academy to win.