U23 World League

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Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Woodrow Baggett took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bret Caudill made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Jeff Beck sent off a good shot on target. Woodrow Baggett scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wilfredo Rodriguez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Woodrow Baggett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wilfredo Rodriguez having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, S.D. Bajen's goalkeeper Bret Caudill had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jeff Beck. In the 15th minute Pindobassu EC were awarded a corner. Gilberto Cordeiro went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Víktor Donatello managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Jeff Beck sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When S.D. Bajen's 董岚城 in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pindobassu EC's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to S.D. Bajen getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Anton Trimble hit a great ball. Bret Caudill acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 20th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Gilberto Cordeiro. Bret Caudill showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorian Hoffmann in the 21st minute of the match. Bret Caudill made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilberto Cordeiro in the 22nd minute. Wilfredo Rodriguez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Woodrow Baggett in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 30th match minute, Pindobassu EC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeff Beck to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes into the match, Pindobassu EC's goal looked a bit too open when Woodrow Baggett came free, but Wilfredo Rodriguez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wilfredo Rodriguez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Woodrow Baggett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bret Caudill made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dorian Hoffmann in the 35th minute of play. 董岚城 recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 45 minutes into the match, Pindobassu EC's goal looked a bit too open when Woodrow Baggett came free, but Wilfredo Rodriguez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute Dorian Hoffmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bret Caudill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jeff Beck stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Jeff Beck notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of S.D. Bajen's Bret Caudill. Bret Caudill was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of S.D. Bajen booed when Pindobassu EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alessandro Pavard didn't get a good kick on the ball. S.D. Bajen made a substitution. Darryl Hardin replaced Lorenzo Rosen. In the 57th minute, Alessandro Pavard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 董岚城's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Wilfredo Rodriguez firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dorian Hoffmann in the 59th minute of play forced S.D. Bajen's goalkeeper Bret Caudill to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Woodrow Baggett in the 62nd minute of play forced Pindobassu EC's goalkeeper Wilfredo Rodriguez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Woodrow Baggett in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wilfredo Rodriguez saved Pindobassu EC from getting behind. Pindobassu EC's Wilfredo Rodriguez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Pindobassu EC from getting a goal against them. 69 minutes into the match, Pindobassu EC's goal looked a bit too open when Woodrow Baggett came free, but Wilfredo Rodriguez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Woodrow Baggett's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wilfredo Rodriguez was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. In the 71st minute Gilberto Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bret Caudill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute Woodrow Baggett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilfredo Rodriguez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pindobassu EC's Wilfredo Rodriguez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Pindobassu EC from getting a goal against them. S.D. Bajen's Bret Caudill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeff Beck in the 77th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Darryl Hardin got free with Wilfredo Rodriguez in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pindobassu EC made a substitution. Humberto Diniz replaced Dorian Hoffmann. 董岚城 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bret Caudill came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Pindobassu EC's Jeff Beck. But to his dismay, Jeff Beck quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the S.D. Bajen players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Pindobassu EC.