U23 World League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7800 (Terracing: 5851, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) Tomás Lucila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rey Pratt, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antoine Norton in the 7th minute of play forced Silver Play 2's goalkeeper Tomás Lucila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomás Lucila made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antoine Norton in the 10th minute. Emanuel Bazinet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Muñoz in the 14th minute of the match. Emanuel Bazinet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Corderun, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Pierre Leclerc who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Tomás Lucila when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Emanuel Bazinet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Muñoz in the 18th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Silver Play 2's goal looked a bit too open when Antoine Norton came free, but Tomás Lucila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Antoine Norton came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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 Antoine Norton couldn't finish the play. When Damazy Boruta came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Silver Play 2 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 Damazy Boruta couldn't finish the play. Julian Abalos hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. The Silver Play 2 fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Silver Play 2's Damazy Boruta looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a defensive mix-up in Silver Play 2's zone, Rey Pratt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomás Lucila came out of the goal and Rey Pratt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Julian Abalos hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute, Antoine Norton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomás Lucila was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pierre Leclerc to strike the kick off in the second half. Julian Abalos got a throw-in 53 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Lisandro Hanni. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pierre Leclerc in the 54th minute of play forced Silver Play 2's goalkeeper Tomás Lucila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by Silver Play 2's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emilio Hankins was slow to take the kick. During this time Sport Lisboa e Benfica's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Shaun Wang heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Franco Muñoz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Emanuel Bazinet made a huge save. 68 minutes into the game, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Antoine Norton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tomás Lucila made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Sport Lisboa e Benfica made a substitution. Will Donovan replaced Shaun Wang. Pierre Leclerc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Lucila having to interfere. With a little luck, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Emanuel Bazinet got control of the ball when Franco Muñoz tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 84 minutes, Alvaro Marcones made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Emanuel Bazinet tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Antoine Norton came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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 Antoine Norton couldn't finish the play. 96 minutes into the match, Silver Play 2's goal looked a bit too open when Antoine Norton came free, but Tomás Lucila reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.