U23 World League

Estadio Veritas FC
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gabriel-Omar Hrabina got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Xandinho Kane made a precise shot to the right of Julio Martxot. Stat Veritas FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 10thth minute of the game Xandinho Kane who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stat Veritas FC's Julio Martxot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nicolas De la Cruz charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicolas De la Cruz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 12 played minutes New Joinville - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas De la Cruz. After 16 played minutes New Joinville - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Lamine Xande. 19 minutes into the match, Xandinho Kane had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Martxot. Stat Veritas FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xandinho Kane was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Stat Veritas FC's Julio Martxot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xandinho Kane in the 22nd minute of play. After 23 played minutes New Joinville - FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Ronaldo Viana. Xandinho Kane scored 0-3 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Martxot, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 28 minutes, Xandinho Kane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. New Joinville - FSCMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xandinho Kane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. New Joinville - FSCMZ's Xandinho Kane got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Julio Martxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xandinho Kane in the 36th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Stat Veritas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Xandinho Kane came free, but Julio Martxot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Lamine Xande had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Martxot. Stat Veritas FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lamine Xande was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lamine Xande in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Julio Martxot saved Stat Veritas FC from getting behind. In the 53rd minute New Joinville - FSCMZ were awarded a corner. Jacob Santalla went to the cornerflag to take it. New Joinville - FSCMZ's Emílio Martins was substituted for Durvalino Travassos. The throw-in from Domingo Hurko in the 62nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by New Joinville - FSCMZ's Marquinhos Jacinto. 66 minutes into the match, Stat Veritas FC's goalkeeper Julio Martxot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xandinho Kane. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stat Veritas FC's goalkeeper Julio Martxot, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 72nd play minute Xandinho Kane came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Julio Martxot. 0-5. New Joinville - FSCMZ's Válbson Schmidt was substituted for Nicolas De la Cruz. Julio Martxot was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Xandinho Kane showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 76 minute of play. Xandinho Kane's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Martxot read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Humberto Maore charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Humberto Maore the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 85th minute, Humberto Maore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute, Domingo Hurko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched New Joinville - FSCMZ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.