U23 World League

S y D Serengueti
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) After a rather tough play, Airborne FC's Patrick Ramos got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Miguel Borja in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Diamantino de Queiroz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Wanderson Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vladimiro Pirro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Ramos in the 16th minute of play. The supporters of Airborne FC booed when Real Academia Serengetti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rosendo Aballe didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Patrick Ramos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladimiro Pirro was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Patrick Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Patrick Ramos took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vladimiro Pirro. Vladimiro Pirro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 31st minute, Carlos Alberto Arruda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Miguel Borja came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Real Academia Serengetti fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Miguel Borja couldn't finish the play. Diamantino de Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Borja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diamantino de Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Borja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the match, Airborne FC's goalkeeper Diamantino de Queiroz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alvaro Reynardo. A collision led to Real Academia Serengetti getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Armando Baristo hit a great ball. Miguel Borja recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 47 played minutes Airborne FC got a freekick which was hit by Kléberson Meireles. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Miguel Borja to make the kick off. Diamantino de Queiroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Borja in the 53rd minute of play. Airborne FC's Diamantino de Queiroz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Borja in the 55th minute of play. Diamantino de Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Borja in the 59th minute of the match. 62 minutes in the game Bruno Madureira did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Alexsandro Simões. Hélio Terra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 66 minutes of play, Real Academia Serengetti's Miguel Borja made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Diamantino de Queiroz was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 72nd minute Miguel Borja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diamantino de Queiroz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 77 minutes, Rodrigo Abeijon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Academia Serengetti and the Airborne FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Hélio Terra came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Airborne FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hélio Terra couldn't finish the play. 80 minutes into the game, Alvaro Reynardo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Diamantino de Queiroz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Miguel Borja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Hélio Terra came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Airborne FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hélio Terra couldn't finish the play. Miguel Borja scored 3-1 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Diamantino de Queiroz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Real Academia Serengetti had won after a very even match.