U23 World League

Miguel de los Andes
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonas Machado started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Lucas Joseph hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's Dedé Brodel got a free kick in the 9th minute. After 14 minutes, Honorio Bilintx mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the POCASPULGAS and the Los Andes FC - FSCMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet as Jonas Machado kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Eulalio Romelio. That made the score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. Eulalio Romelio was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Edinho Bueno capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edinho Bueno really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorio Bilintx in the 21st minute of the match. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Jerrald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. During the 24th minute of the match Dedé Brodel completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Dedé Brodel a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's Dedé Brodel got a free kick in the 24th minute. A collision led to Los Andes FC - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Felippe Madureira hit a great ball. Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's Alisson Becker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Jerrald in the 27th minute of play. Jonas Machado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eulalio Romelio having to interfere. Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's Jonas Machado got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 32 minutes into the game, Edinho Bueno lined in a short shot 3-0 behind a frustrated Eulalio Romelio. After some careless play in the Los Andes FC - FSCMZ defense, Donato Jerrald kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alisson Becker. The Los Andes FC - FSCMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alisson Becker should have stopped the shot. Lucas Joseph sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Jonas Machado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonas Machado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eulalio Romelio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eulalio Romelio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edinho Bueno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the game, Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's Edinho Bueno nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eulalio Romelio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Honorio Bilintx was the one to do the kick off. When Felippe Madureira fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's protests and gave Felippe Madureira a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Los Andes FC - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Felippe Madureira hit a great ball. Alisson Becker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Honorio Bilintx in the 53rd minute. Lucas Joseph could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Alisson Becker made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Pacho in the 60th minute of play forced Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alisson Becker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Joseph in the 66th minute. Narciso Valle was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 70 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's Narciso Valle got a free kick in the 71st minute. Alisson Becker made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Lucas Joseph sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Lucas Joseph managed to get in a good position for a shot. POCASPULGAS's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucas Joseph was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alisson Becker breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabian Pacho in the 78th minute of play. Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's Alisson Becker proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Los Andes FC - FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. Honorio Bilintx came free with the goalkeeper in the 84th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alisson Becker could save by the left post. 87 minutes into the game, Lucas Joseph cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Alisson Becker was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Joseph in the 91st minute of play forced Los Andes FC - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the last second Alisson Becker throw himself and got hold of the ball when Donato Jerrald in the 93rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Los Andes FC - FSCMZ had won after a very even match.