U23 World League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 7757 (Terracing: 5820, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gualterio Estefan made the kick off which started today's match. After 9 minutes of play, New England Minas's Mete Ferro made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Salim Adas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mete Ferro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salim Adas having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Dadá Ponta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mete Ferro got free with Salim Adas in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Salim Adas was out of position in the 21 minute of play, and Mete Ferro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mete Ferro really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Martin Markusson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ubaldo Honesto, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. If Mete Ferro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. De Boedo Vengo's Salim Adas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save De Boedo Vengo from getting a goal against them. 28 minutes into the match, New England Minas's Mete Ferro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Salim Adas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Martin Markusson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gualterio Estefan's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the match, De Boedo Vengo's goal looked a bit too open when Mete Ferro came free, but Salim Adas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, New England Minas's Mete Ferro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Salim Adas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind De Boedo Vengo's goalkeeper Salim Adas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

New England Minas's Mete Ferro got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mete Ferro scored 3-0 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Salim Adas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Mete Ferro managed to get in a good position for a shot. New England Minas's supporters rose to their feet, but Mete Ferro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Salim Adas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 70 minutes into the game, Mete Ferro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Salim Adas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. New England Minas's Martin Markusson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulgencio Lalla in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute Mete Ferro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salim Adas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. New England Minas were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after De Boedo Vengo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Clinton Caballero took the corner. New England Minas's Clinton Caballero was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Salim Adas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Mete Ferro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mete Ferro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind De Boedo Vengo's goalkeeper Salim Adas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.