U23 World League

NEW AGE ARENA
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Geoff Hahn took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Enio do Valle's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jayson Burnett was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. After 20 minutes of play, Gracie Barra's Thinlay Machado made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jayson Burnett was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 25th minute of the match, Jeff Clemons got a very nice opportunity to score, but Leopoldo Queirós was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Thinlay Machado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jayson Burnett having to interfere. The supporters of Gracie Barra booed when River tu grato nombre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arkhyp Polyanskyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Enio do Valle put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Jayson Burnett. When Gracie Barra's Enio do Valle in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye River tu grato nombre's goalie prevented a goal. 39 minutes into the game, Enio do Valle cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Jayson Burnett was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gracie Barra's Leopoldo Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeff Clemons in the 43rd minute of play. After 44 minutes of play, Gracie Barra's Thinlay Machado made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jayson Burnett was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Enio do Valle to make the kick off. Leopoldo Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tyrone Pepper in the 55th minute of the match. When Tiago Godoi fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gracie Barra's protests and gave Tiago Godoi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th minute, Thinlay Machado made a precise shot to the right of Jayson Burnett. River tu grato nombre's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. When Thiti Machado fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gracie Barra's protests and gave Thiti Machado a yellow card for diving instead. In the 65th match minute, Gracie Barra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thiti Machado to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeff Clemons in the 66th minute of play forced Gracie Barra's goalkeeper Leopoldo Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute Jeff Clemons shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jayson Burnett made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Thinlay Machado sent off a good shot on target. In the 80th minute, Igor Pirani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santo Thomas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Leopoldo Queirós tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jayson Burnett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thiti Machado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gracie Barra's Enio do Valle got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The River tu grato nombre fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Gracie Barra were clearly better and deserved to take the win.