U23 World League

Arena Manchão
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) 5 minutes into the game, Americo Lluc cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Wellington Baiano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Wellington Baiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Americo Lluc, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the game, Sportivo Luan Toro's Americo Lluc nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Wellington Baiano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 17th match minute, Ekzema F.V. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Bueno to maneuver through the defense. Americo Lluc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wellington Baiano having to interfere. The supporters of Sportivo Luan Toro booed when Ekzema F.V. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murilo Paes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Americo Lluc in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wellington Baiano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 25 played minutes Sportivo Luan Toro got a freekick which was hit by Albino Maties. An unexpectedly hard shot by Americo Lluc in the 28th minute of play forced Ekzema F.V.'s goalkeeper Wellington Baiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wellington Baiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Americo Lluc in the 33rd minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Americo Lluc had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wellington Baiano. Ekzema F.V.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Americo Lluc was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After a rather tough play, Sportivo Luan Toro's Ignacio Jerrald got a free kick in the 35th minute. A collision led to Ekzema F.V. getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Duda Lago hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Americo Lluc was the one to do the kick off. Americo Lluc scored 0-4 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wellington Baiano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gabriel Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sílvio Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sportivo Luan Toro's Americo Lluc got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 69 minutes into the game, Márcio de Mendonça cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Gabriel Arias was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Teodosio Eztebe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Wellington Baiano made a huge save. Wellington Baiano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodosio Eztebe in the 82nd minute of the match. Fabinho Sarmento's late challenge caught a Sportivo Luan Toro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabinho Sarmento helped the player get up and apologised. In the 83rd match minute, Ekzema F.V. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabinho Sarmento to maneuver through the defense. Wellington Baiano made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Melchor Bilintx sent off a good shot on target. Wellington Baiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Americo Lluc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albino Maties made a great header on Sportivo Luan Toro's corner, it was just that Ekzema F.V.'s Wellington Baiano managed to reach the ball for a save. Gabriel Arias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sílvio Cordeiro in the 91st minute of play. The supporters of Ekzema F.V. booed when Sportivo Luan Toro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodosio Eztebe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Melchor Bilintx who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 95thth minute tested the skills of Wellington Baiano when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The Ekzema F.V. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sportivo Luan Toro were clearly better and deserved to take the win.