U23 World League

La Xibombonera
Spectators: 7777 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when César Moraes made the kick off which started today's match. Tage Backlund who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 3rdth minute tested the skills of Adan Bembe when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 4 minutes of play, Xiboquinha FC's Tage Backlund made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adan Bembe was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 7th match minute, Xiboquinha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Duda Nesta to maneuver through the defense. Rony Zanette showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugenio Kelemen, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After having played for 15 minutes, César Moraes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Xiboquinha FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but César Moraes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tage Backlund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Adan Bembe made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Polentzi in the 21st minute of play forced Xiboquinha FC's goalkeeper Rony Zanette to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st match minute, Villa La Perla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Matro to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute Tage Backlund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adan Bembe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tage Backlund in the 26th minute of play forced Villa La Perla's goalkeeper Adan Bembe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tage Backlund received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Adan Bembe came out and tried to block the shot, but Tage Backlund slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 28th minute. Tage Backlund blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adan Bembe having to make a save. Adan Bembe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tage Backlund in the 31st minute of play. Villa La Perla's Adan Bembe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tage Backlund in the 33rd minute of play. Adan Bembe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tage Backlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tage Backlund scored 3-0 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adan Bembe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 45th match minute, Villa La Perla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Domingues to maneuver through the defense. Adan Bembe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tage Backlund in the 46th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eugenio Kelemen was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, César Moraes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Delmar Machado fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Villa La Perla's protests and gave Delmar Machado a yellow card for diving instead. In the 55th minute, Delmar Machado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xiboquinha FC's Jeremias Preuss was substituted for Tage Backlund. Xiboquinha FC's Guto Tasso was substituted for César Moraes. In the 57th match minute, Villa La Perla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delmar Machado to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Jeremias Preuss managed to get in a good position for a shot. Xiboquinha FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeremias Preuss was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adan Bembe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 63 minutes into the match, Jeremias Preuss notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Villa La Perla's Adan Bembe. Adan Bembe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Jeremias Preuss had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 68th minute Jeremias Preuss shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adan Bembe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Xiboquinha FC's Jeremias Preuss in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Villa La Perla's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Villa La Perla's zone, Jeremias Preuss stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adan Bembe came out of the goal and Jeremias Preuss tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Villa La Perla's goalkeeper Adan Bembe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 82nd minute Xiboquinha FC were awarded a corner. Tiberiu Jienescu went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 84th match minute, Villa La Perla was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Domingues to maneuver through the defense. Adan Bembe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Preuss in the 85th minute of play. Cleto Urti kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Adan Bembe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeremias Preuss, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 91 minutes had been played when some careless play by Villa La Perla's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tiberiu Jienescu was slow to take the kick. During this time Xiboquinha FC's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Yenal Kargin heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After 93 minutes, Guto Tasso made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. Villa La Perla's Adan Bembe tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Xiboquinha FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Villa La Perla for a fine match.