U23 World League

H.V.D. Arena
Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) João Vítor Meireles started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, José Luis Sanchez put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Washington Cavalcante. Joel Teles recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Washington Cavalcante made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when José Luis Sanchez sent off a good shot on target. Celsinho Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Horacio Ponc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Atıf Uğural hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. The supporters of LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC booed when Каблешково was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xiao Jian Han didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th minute Johan Browall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Washington Cavalcante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Luis Sanchez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by João Vítor Meireles in the 24th minute. 28 minutes into the game, Каблешково's José Luis Sanchez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Washington Cavalcante made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. José Luis Sanchez kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 31stth minute. Though ot was a great shot LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's keeper Washington Cavalcante was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. 32 minutes into the match, LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's goalkeeper Washington Cavalcante had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Luis Sanchez. The Каблешково fans' excitement grew in the 32nd match minute when Каблешково's José Luis Sanchez 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 35th minute Celsinho Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horacio Ponc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 41 played minutes Каблешково got a freekick which was hit by José Luis Sanchez. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when José Luis Sanchez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's goal looked a bit too open when José Luis Sanchez came free, but Washington Cavalcante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 52 played minutes Каблешково got a freekick which was hit by Vitan Nenchov. Washington Cavalcante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Luis Sanchez in the 56th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Vítor Meireles got free with Horacio Ponc in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 65 minutes, Vitan Nenchov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Каблешково and the LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vitan Nenchov hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Каблешково's Salah Mohamed was substituted for Strahil Novev. Каблешково's Nesho Ginkov was substituted for Nasko Elenchev. In the 67th minute, Vitan Nenchov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th match minute, Каблешково was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xiao Jian Han to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute Bernardo Maia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horacio Ponc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Vítor Meireles in the 71st minute of play forced Каблешково's goalkeeper Horacio Ponc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd match minute, Каблешково was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salah Mohamed to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC defense, Miroslaw Klose kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Washington Cavalcante. The LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Washington Cavalcante should have stopped the shot. Xiao Jian Han fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Washington Cavalcante having to interfere. In the 88thth minute of the game Miroslaw Klose who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's Washington Cavalcante was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. José Luis Sanchez hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The long shot by Ademir Siqueira in the 91st minute really tested Horacio Ponc's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Bernardo Maia took a quick shot and it went in 4-1 without a chance for Horacio Ponc to make any attempt to save it. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Каблешково fans cheered their team off the field, for while LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.