U23 World League

La Chanda
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mantzio Consul got the match started through his kick off. 2 minutes into the game, PERSPOLIS's Donatello Incera nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dominic Cavite made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The supporters of Chandozos booed when PERSPOLIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arash Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute Curcio Amer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dominic Cavite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute Uygur Umuralp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluigi Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paul Raoult in the 19th minute of play forced Chandozos's goalkeeper Dominic Cavite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Curcio Amer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Mantzio Consul struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chandozos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donatello Incera in the 37th minute of play forced Chandozos's goalkeeper Dominic Cavite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Donatello Incera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 40 minutes into the match, Paul Raoult had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dominic Cavite. Chandozos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paul Raoult was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Curcio Amer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Dominic Cavite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paul Raoult to strike the kick off in the second half. PERSPOLIS's Gianluigi Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uygur Umuralp in the 53rd minute of play. The supporters of Chandozos booed when PERSPOLIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arash Lara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Curcio Amer hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the match, Paul Raoult dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dominic Cavite, 0-3. Dominic Cavite came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by PERSPOLIS's Donatello Incera. But to his dismay, Donatello Incera quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donatello Incera in the 74th minute of play forced Chandozos's goalkeeper Dominic Cavite to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Chandozos getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Leonid Arnãut hit a great ball. In the 80th minute, Pedro León hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Curcio Amer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Dominic Cavite tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute Paul Raoult shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dominic Cavite saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, PERSPOLIS's Carlitos Belalcaraz got a free kick in the 91st minute. Paul Raoult kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. PERSPOLIS walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.