U23 World League

Parc OL
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fabio Jago took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute Marcial Navarro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 6 played minutes Olympique Deleon got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Paraense. In the 8th minute Marcial Navarro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogério Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, Marcial Navarro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Rogério Pinho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 15th minute, Tiaguinho de Carvalho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rogério Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabio Jago in the 17th minute of play. Arrecifes were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Olympique Deleon's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eriberto Lizardi took the corner. Eriberto Lizardi made a great header on Arrecifes's corner, it was just that Olympique Deleon's Rogério Pinho managed to reach the ball for a save. 23 minutes into the match, Marcial Navarro notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Olympique Deleon's Rogério Pinho. Rogério Pinho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rogério Pinho came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Arrecifes's Marcial Navarro. But to his dismay, Marcial Navarro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 37th minute, Lorenzo Martinez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Olympique Deleon booed when Arrecifes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcial Navarro didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Arrecifes's Marcial Navarro in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olympique Deleon's goalie prevented a goal. The Olympique Deleon players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Arrecifes were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eurico Aguiar to make the kick off. After 54 minutes, Fabio Jago mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arrecifes and the Olympique Deleon players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Johan Cruijff in the 55th minute of play forced Arrecifes's goalkeeper Uriel Berto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 55 minutes, Eurico Aguiar made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Arrecifes's Uriel Berto tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Olympique Deleon defense, Marcial Navarro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rogério Pinho. The Olympique Deleon fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rogério Pinho should have stopped the shot. Igor Emmanuel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Olympique Deleon's Rogério Pinho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Olympique Deleon from getting a goal against them. Igor Emmanuel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rogério Pinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Emmanuel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rogério Pinho made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Igor Emmanuel sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raul Eduino during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th match minute, Arrecifes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Eduino to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute, Arrecifes's Raul Eduino ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rogério Pinho. Rogério Pinho yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-6. In the 87th minute, Joel Nuñez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute, Igor Emmanuel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arrecifes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-7. The Olympique Deleon fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Arrecifes were clearly better and deserved to take the win.