U23 World League

Estadio Angua
Spectators: 7766 (Terracing: 5826, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Angelino Ponciano made the kick off which started today's match. Through an outstanding action, after 4 minutes, Delfim Vilas Boas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Angua FC's Federico Isias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Castelo Branco in the 12th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricardo Austin in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Delfim Vilas Boas saved MZ Fénix from getting behind. Delfim Vilas Boas made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Angelino Ponciano sent off a good shot on target. In the 27th minute Silvério Vasconcelos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Isias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Delfim Vilas Boas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Maiorga in the 32nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Tobias Maiorga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Delfim Vilas Boas was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Delfim Vilas Boas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardo Austin in the 35th minute. When Silvério Vasconcelos fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MZ Fénix's protests and gave Silvério Vasconcelos a yellow card for diving instead. After 36 played minutes MZ Fénix got a freekick which was hit by Silvério Vasconcelos. Angua FC's Federico Isias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvério Vasconcelos in the 37th minute of play. Manuel Rego hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. After 41 minutes, Tobias Maiorga mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Angua FC and the MZ Fénix players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 41 played minutes Angua FC got a freekick which was hit by Tobias Maiorga. When Silvério Vasconcelos came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the MZ Fénix 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 Silvério Vasconcelos couldn't finish the play. Delfim Vilas Boas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Austin in the 45th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Silvério Vasconcelos made a kick off. Delfim Vilas Boas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobias Maiorga, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Nicolas Queirós sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvério Vasconcelos got free with Federico Isias in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Federico Isias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvério Vasconcelos in the 60th minute of the match. A collision led to Angua FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Marcos Bide hit a great ball. Nicolas Queirós charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicolas Queirós the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 65 played minutes MZ Fénix got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Queirós. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Austin in the 67th minute of play forced MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Delfim Vilas Boas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angua FC's Federico Isias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Angua FC from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Angua FC's Jeremias Federigo got a free kick in the 75th minute. The throw-in from Isaias Oihenarte in the 84th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by MZ Fénix's Cassiano Raminhos. 88 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's Silvério Vasconcelos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Federico Isias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Angua FC's Federico Isias proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Angua FC from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Angua FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Jeremias Federigo hit a great ball. Isaias Oihenarte hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.