U23 World League

S⚽ma S⚽tes C⚽llesium
Spectators: 7814 (Terracing: 5862, Seating: 1797, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eduardo Camavinga kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, CA Portugália's Mario Jesus Jardel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thomas Ravelli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aykut Ihlamur's late challenge caught a CA Portugália's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aykut Ihlamur helped the player get up and apologised. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Thomas Ravelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Fernando dos Santos in the 10th minute of play. After some careless play in the S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r defense, Mario Jesus Jardel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thomas Ravelli. The S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thomas Ravelli should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Ali Atıf Bayezit got a free kick in the 21st minute. Carlos Fernando dos Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 27 minutes, Wang Rong Jing mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r and the CA Portugália players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th match minute, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wang Rong Jing to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute, Mario Jesus Jardel made a precise shot to the right of Thomas Ravelli. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Thomas Ravelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Jesus Jardel in the 35th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Fernando dos Santos came free, but Thomas Ravelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Mario Jesus Jardel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thomas Ravelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Jesus Jardel, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Thomas Ravelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Jesus Jardel, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 44 minutes into the match, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Fernando dos Santos came free, but Thomas Ravelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thomas Ravelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Fernando dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paolo Maldini kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Mümin Ersezen broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. CA Portugália were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mario Jesus Jardel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Thomas Ravelli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to save S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Jesus Jardel in the 60th minute of play forced S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mario Jesus Jardel's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Thomas Ravelli firmly grabbed it by the left post. Thomas Ravelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Fernando dos Santos in the 67th minute of play. In the 67th match minute, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aykut Ihlamur to maneuver through the defense. CA Portugália made a substitution. Barry Gunn replaced Mario Jesus Jardel. After 69 played minutes S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r got a freekick which was hit by Aykut Ihlamur. Barry Gunn could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Thomas Ravelli made a huge save. CA Portugália's Rogério Soberano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Camavinga in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Camavinga in the 72nd minute of play forced CA Portugália's goalkeeper Rogério Soberano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rogério Soberano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Camavinga in the 72nd minute of the match. Thomas Ravelli made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Barry Gunn sent off a good shot on target. In the 80th minute Barry Gunn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Ravelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When CA Portugália's Barry Gunn in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goalie prevented a goal. 86 minutes into the match, Carlos Fernando dos Santos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Thomas Ravelli, 0-5. When the match had gone on for 89 minutes, Barry Gunn put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Thomas Ravelli. Carlos Fernando dos Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The CA Portugália players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.