U23 World League

La Casona
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) S.E. Cachoeirinha's Dorival Veloso 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. Tomas Pando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dorival Veloso in the 3rd minute of play. Betão de Amaral made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Eduardo Mascareñas sent off a good shot on target. Tomas Pando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Perivaldo de Queiroz, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute Perivaldo de Queiroz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Pando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomas Pando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elder Luz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 19 played minutes S.E. Cachoeirinha got a freekick which was hit by Zé Recife. Liga de Quito's Cruz Guia shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 19th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Betão de Amaral but with some difficulty. Dorival Veloso hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Cruz Guia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Betão de Amaral made a huge save. Liga de Quito's Tomas Pando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorival Veloso in the 30th minute of play. Zé Recife kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute of the match Cruz Guia sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Betão de Amaral skillfully saved the ball. In the 34th minute, Filipe de Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Pando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elder Luz in the 36th minute of the match. Tomas Pando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elder Luz in the 39th minute of the match. In the 44th match minute, Liga de Quito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mateo Cancel to maneuver through the defense. When S.E. Cachoeirinha's Dorival Veloso in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Liga de Quito's goalie prevented a goal. In the 47th minute Elder Luz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Pando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eduardo Mascareñas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. S.E. Cachoeirinha's attack was well implemented in the 52nd minute, but when Elder Luz was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Tomas Pando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Recife, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Urbano Pacio's late challenge caught a S.E. Cachoeirinha's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Urbano Pacio helped the player get up and apologised. After 59 played minutes Liga de Quito got a freekick which was hit by Urbano Pacio. Tomas Pando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elder Luz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Pando made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Elder Luz sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves Frederico Gomes could shoot a difficult shot in the 66th minute, which Tomas Pando however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of S.E. Cachoeirinha booed when Liga de Quito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdo Aroztegui didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomas Pando was a little too slow when Elder Luz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 1-1. Mateo Cancel got his second yellow card in the match during the 72nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 73rd minute, Mateo Cancel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomas Pando acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 74th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Nilmar do Valle. Tomas Pando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elder Luz, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 79th minute Dorival Veloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Pando saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 82nd minute by Frederico Gomes got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched S.E. Cachoeirinha eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.