U23 World League

Monumento Sports
Spectators: 7754 (Terracing: 5817, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Monumento Sports's Paulo Tasso started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gernando Quintal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Monumento Sports's Natanael Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodri Palacios in the 6th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Attilio Bice in the 12th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Monumento Sports's Flávio da Fonseca. Natanael Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Zieba in the 15th minute of the match. When Rossangeles's Adam Zieba in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Monumento Sports's goalie prevented a goal. Monumento Sports's Flávio da Fonseca quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Attilio Bice, made in the 28th minute of the game. Natanael Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodri Palacios, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Natanael Sena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodri Palacios in the 31st minute of play. Jiang Bing Ning showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Tasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Rossangeles's Gu Zhou Xiao got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gernando Quintal took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jiang Bing Ning. Jiang Bing Ning dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. The supporters of Monumento Sports booed when Rossangeles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Attilio Bice didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 51st minute, Adam Zieba made a precise shot to the right of Natanael Sena. Monumento Sports's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. An unexpected shot in the 55th minute by Adam Zieba got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Rodri Palacios in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Natanael Sena, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Rossangeles's goalkeeper Jiang Bing Ning, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 69 minutes into the game, Rodri Palacios lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Natanael Sena. Rodri Palacios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Natanael Sena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rodri Palacios in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Natanael Sena saved Monumento Sports from getting behind. Bunda Brilhante hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adam Zieba got free with Natanael Sena in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gernando Quintal in the 89th minute of play forced Rossangeles's goalkeeper Jiang Bing Ning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Monumento Sports getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Bunda Brilhante hit a great ball. Rossangeles made a substitution. Yu Bing Hong replaced Rodri Palacios. After 93 played minutes Monumento Sports got a freekick which was hit by Bunda Brilhante.