U23 World League

Santiago benarbéu
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Reinaldo Arce kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Los Galacticos booed when Jumentus Rock Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nestor de Souza didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Los Galacticos booed when Jumentus Rock Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerson Queiroz didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dieguinho Massa in the 12th minute of play forced Los Galacticos's goalkeeper Zhu Xi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zé Paulo Koehler in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zhu Xi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 17 minutes of play, Jumentus Rock Club's Teodoro Neves made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zhu Xi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zhu Xi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dieguinho Massa in the 21st minute of play. After 22 played minutes Jumentus Rock Club got a freekick which was hit by Fernando Simão. Zhu Xi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dieguinho Massa in the 24th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the game, Dieguinho Massa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Zhu Xi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zhu Xi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tales Goiano in the 31st minute of the match. Zhu Xi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinaldo Arce, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Los Galacticos's goal looked a bit too open when Tales Goiano came free, but Zhu Xi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomás Ceresso made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Gilesindo Tarapiella sent off a good shot on target. Dieguinho Massa kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Los Galacticos's Gilesindo Tarapiella got a free kick in the 40th minute. Gerson Queiroz's late challenge caught a Los Galacticos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gerson Queiroz helped the player get up and apologised. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor de Souza in the 50th minute of play forced Los Galacticos's goalkeeper Zhu Xi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 52nd minute Kaja Kallas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Ceresso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute, Zé Paulo Koehler left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jumentus Rock Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. 57 minutes into the match, Los Galacticos's goalkeeper Zhu Xi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tales Goiano. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Zé Paulo Koehler took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Zhu Xi to make any attempt to save it. In the 67th minute Pablo Aimar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Ceresso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomás Ceresso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pablo Aimar in the 82nd minute of the match. The supporters of Jumentus Rock Club booed when Los Galacticos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Meng Zhan Yang didn't get a good kick on the ball. Los Galacticos made a substitution. Kong Jing Kun replaced Kaja Kallas. A collision led to Los Galacticos getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Meng Zhan Yang hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Reinaldo Arce got free with Zhu Xi in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Fernando Simão fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jumentus Rock Club's protests and gave Fernando Simão a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd minute of the match Xie Yue Chao sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tomás Ceresso skillfully saved the ball. Zé Paulo Koehler could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Zhu Xi made a huge save. Meng Zhan Yang hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The Jumentus Rock Club supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Jumentus Rock Club would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.