U23 World League

O Poboado
Spectators: 7860 (Terracing: 5896, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jairo Deunoro started the match with the kick off. After 4 played minutes Clube Esportivo Saudade got a freekick which was hit by Tristan Marines. In the 11th match minute, Caballeritos del Baile was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rene Goi to maneuver through the defense. If Jairo Deunoro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Deunoro in the 14th minute of play forced Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalkeeper Raphael Mayol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Deunoro in the 15th minute of play forced Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalkeeper Raphael Mayol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Feliciano Benedicto tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Raphael Mayol. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-1 in the 17th minute. In the 20th match minute, Clube Esportivo Saudade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Cardeñosa to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Caballeritos del Baile getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Rene Goi hit a great ball. After 34 played minutes Caballeritos del Baile got a freekick which was hit by Serafino Hermelando. Gabriel Cardeñosa's shot from long distance in the 34th minute was not bad at all, but Caballeritos del Baile's Damián Martínez knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Caballeritos del Baile's Damián Martínez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Caballeritos del Baile from getting a goal against them. In the 43rd minute, Tristan Marines hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute, Tristan Marines hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Armando Reina stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Caballeritos del Baile defense, Armando Reina kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damián Martínez. The Caballeritos del Baile fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damián Martínez should have stopped the shot. Damián Martínez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeo Pardo in the 56th minute of play. Damián Martínez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Pardo in the 58th minute of the match. Damián Martínez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeo Pardo in the 59th minute of play. Clube Esportivo Saudade's Raphael Mayol proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Clube Esportivo Saudade from getting a goal against them. In the 62nd minute Caballeritos del Baile were awarded a corner. Rene Goi went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 63rd minute Romeo Pardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damián Martínez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Damián Martínez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romeo Pardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 76 minutes, Tristan Marines mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Clube Esportivo Saudade and the Caballeritos del Baile players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Clube Esportivo Saudade's Tristan Marines got a free kick in the 76th minute. Tristan Marines got his second yellow card in the match during the 83rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Damián Martínez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Prometeo Garay, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Caballeritos del Baile's Jairo Deunoro got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. There was no doubt that Clube Esportivo Saudade were the better team. Clube Esportivo Saudade's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.