U23 World League

Xavascão
Spectators: 7755 (Terracing: 5818, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Momčilo Zafirović started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Ingars Miders shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Müller saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Baba Baadgaards had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jorge Campos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Momčilo Zafirović in the 5th minute of the match. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Macaco F.C.'s goalkeeper Jorge Campos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Warriors of Gora™'s Charles Müller proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Warriors of Gora™ from getting a goal against them. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Macaco F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Haşim Berin was slow to take the kick. During this time Warriors of Gora™'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Haşim Berin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Macaco F.C.'s Jorge Campos did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Momčilo Zafirović in the 15th minute of play forced Macaco F.C.'s goalkeeper Jorge Campos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Charles Müller showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ingars Miders, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Baba Baadgaards fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Campos having to interfere. Charles Müller showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ingars Miders, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Momčilo Zafirović in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jorge Campos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Warriors of Gora™'s Charles Müller played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingars Miders in the 30th minute of play. In the 36th minute Momčilo Zafirović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Campos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Warriors of Gora™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Haşim Berin in the 37th minute. After taking down the ball on Warriors of Gora™'s corner Big Ben fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jorge Campos quite easily take care of the ball. After having played for 39 minutes, Basilio Dorado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Warriors of Gora™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Basilio Dorado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Ioan Mavrodin kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baba Baadgaards in the 57th minute of play forced Macaco F.C.'s goalkeeper Jorge Campos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ioan Mavrodin in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Charles Müller prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 60th minute, Baba Baadgaards reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jorge Campos. The goal made the score 0-1. When Ioan Mavrodin fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Macaco F.C.'s protests and gave Ioan Mavrodin a yellow card for diving instead. After 64 played minutes Macaco F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Ioan Mavrodin. Baba Baadgaards charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baba Baadgaards the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Baba Baadgaards kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Ioan Mavrodin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Müller saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Ingars Miders had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Charles Müller. Warriors of Gora™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ingars Miders was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Momčilo Zafirović received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Jorge Campos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Basilio Dorado 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. Momčilo Zafirovićs short, quick shot in the 90thth minute got Jorge Campos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.