U23 World League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7774 (Terracing: 5831, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pierre Leclerc kicked off to start the match. Emanuel Bazinet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lázaro Gipuzkoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s Santiago Savier got a free kick in the 11th minute. The audience was convinced that Pierre Leclerc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Casimiro Johans was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. After 15 played minutes ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️ got a freekick which was hit by Feliberto Gorri. A collision led to ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️ getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Santiago Savier hit a great ball. Antoine Norton's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Casimiro Johans read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Emanuel Bazinet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lázaro Baumar in the 25th minute of the match. Antoine Norton struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Casimiro Johans didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Casimiro Johans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antoine Norton, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antoine Norton got free with Casimiro Johans in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 40th minute, Leandro Gabino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s goalkeeper Casimiro Johans, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 43rd minute Lázaro Gipuzkoa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Bazinet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s Santiago Savier quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Emilio Hankins, made in the 45th minute of the game. With a little luck, ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s Casimiro Johans got control of the ball when Antoine Norton tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Sport Lisboa e Benfica booed when ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leandro Gabino didn't get a good kick on the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lázaro Gipuzkoa was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lázaro Gipuzkoa got free with Emanuel Bazinet in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Casimiro Johans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antoine Norton in the 58th minute of play. Octavio Rafe kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Marquis Hopper took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Casimiro Johans. ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Emanuel Bazinet proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Sport Lisboa e Benfica from getting a goal against them. 66 minutes into the match, ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s goal looked a bit too open when Antoine Norton came free, but Casimiro Johans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Sport Lisboa e Benfica booed when ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolas Liher didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Jared Temple was substituted for Lewis Horn. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Will Donovan was substituted for Shaun Wang. After having played for 72 minutes, Pierre Leclerc managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pierre Leclerc was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Sport Lisboa e Benfica booed when ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santiago Savier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santiago Savier kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 85th match minute, ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Octavio Rafe to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s Lázaro Baumar got a free kick in the 89th minute. Casimiro Johans stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pierre Leclerc's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lázaro Gipuzkoa got free with Emanuel Bazinet in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Casimiro Johans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antoine Norton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️ players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Sport Lisboa e Benfica from taking control. The game ends in a draw.