U23 World League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Miguel Gilabert started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duarte Trevisan in the 5th minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Eske Aksel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eske Aksel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duarte Trevisan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Triforce Super Soccer's Duarte Trevisan in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Zabaleta's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Triforce Super Soccer's Norberto de Toledo got a free kick in the 11th minute. Arturo Henrico recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Duarte Trevisan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eske Aksel was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. When Erubiel Diagur fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Zabaleta's protests and gave Erubiel Diagur a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, La Zabaleta's Erubiel Diagur got a free kick in the 16th minute. When Triforce Super Soccer's Duarte Trevisan in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Zabaleta's goalie prevented a goal. Eske Aksel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulão Pombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 30 minutes, Duarte Trevisan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Triforce Super Soccer's supporters crossed their fingers, but Duarte Trevisan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Duarte Trevisan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eske Aksel having to make a save. Duarte Trevisan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Eske Aksel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eske Aksel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duarte Trevisan, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Duarte Trevisan to strike the kick off in the second half. Duarte Trevisan had several of the La Zabaleta's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 53 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-1 score and a disappointed Eske Aksel as he didn't even see the shot coming. After 56 played minutes La Zabaleta got a freekick which was hit by Gaspar Lastur. The supporters of Triforce Super Soccer booed when La Zabaleta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marco Erasto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eske Aksel was out of position in the 65 minute of play, and Duarte Trevisan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Duarte Trevisan really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Duarte Trevisan's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Eske Aksel firmly grabbed it by the left post. 76 minutes into the game, Amílton Alagoano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Triforce Super Soccer's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Zabaleta the free kick. In the 76th minute, Amílton Alagoano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eske Aksel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Duarte Trevisan in the 78th minute. Duarte Trevisan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Eske Aksel made a huge save. A hard shot 86 in the game by Duarte Trevisan from a close distance when the talented Eske Aksel managed to make a qualified save. La Zabaleta's players were relieved. In the 87th minute of the match Triforce Super Soccer got a corner. La Zabaleta's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Amílton Alagoano ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Amílton Alagoano almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Zabaleta's Eske Aksel did a great save. After 94 minutes, Victorino Faro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Zabaleta and the Triforce Super Soccer players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th match minute, La Zabaleta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorino Faro to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Alfredo Vasconcelos from long distance, 96 minutes into the match, got Eske Aksel's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Triforce Super Soccer walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.