U23 World League

El Morro
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Renato Domingos made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xosé Otarola in the 3rd minute of play forced Pinhote FC's goalkeeper Higino Pessoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 3rd minute Jonatán Cabello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higino Pessoa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Higino Pessoa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loreno Acharan, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrício Quaresma in the 12th minute of play forced Navalito's goalkeeper Juan Ignacio Grove to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Renato Domingos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 19th minute, Loreno Acharan made a precise shot to the right of Higino Pessoa. Pinhote FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Jonatán Cabello received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Higino Pessoa came out and tried to block the shot, but Jonatán Cabello slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Neto in the 28th minute of play forced Navalito's goalkeeper Juan Ignacio Grove to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Américo Severo in the 31st minute of play forced Navalito's goalkeeper Juan Ignacio Grove to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Fabrício Quaresma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Higino Pessoa made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Loreno Acharan sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonatán Cabello in the 41st minute of play forced Pinhote FC's goalkeeper Higino Pessoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pinhote FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Loreno Acharan was slow to take the kick. During this time Navalito's players had a chance to rest. Navalito's Loreno Acharan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Higino Pessoa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a little luck, Pinhote FC's Higino Pessoa got control of the ball when Jonatán Cabello tried to sneak it across the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 51st minute, Jonatán Cabello made a precise shot to the right of Higino Pessoa. Pinhote FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Higino Pessoa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo José Carioca, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Jonatán Cabello succeeded in the game's 58th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-0. In the 68th minute, Paulo José Carioca ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Higino Pessoa was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Navalito's Virgilio Buendia was substituted for Jonatán Cabello. Sisebuto Joglar hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Virgilio Buendia took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Higino Pessoa. Higino Pessoa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. 78 minutes into the match, Navalito's goalkeeper Juan Ignacio Grove had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabrício Quaresma. Higino Pessoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lorencio Winter in the 79th minute of the match. After 79 played minutes Navalito got a freekick which was hit by Paulo José Carioca. In the 81st match minute, Pinhote FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renato Domingos to maneuver through the defense. Gualter Lencastre hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Pinhote FC's Higino Pessoa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loreno Acharan in the 83rd minute of play. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pinhote FC's goalkeeper Higino Pessoa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Navalito fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Navalito's Lorencio Winter 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 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 91 minutes into the match, Virgilio Buendia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Higino Pessoa. Pinhote FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Virgilio Buendia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. Pedro Neto came free with the goalkeeper in the 94th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Juan Ignacio Grove could save by the left post. With a little luck, Navalito's Juan Ignacio Grove got control of the ball when Pedro Neto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Navalito's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.