U23 World League

Arena Saikô
Spectators: 7421 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Horacio Iztal made the kick off which started today's match. If Matias Abilio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Saiko FC's Doriva Correia got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 15th minute Augusto Lizar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giuseppe de Carvalho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saiko FC's Giuseppe de Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horacio Iztal in the 20th minute of play. A collision led to Saiko FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Wanderson Trigo hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the game, Gloria Verdinegra AFC's Horacio Iztal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giuseppe de Carvalho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Giuseppe de Carvalho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Lizar in the 25th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Augusto Lizar notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Saiko FC's Giuseppe de Carvalho. Giuseppe de Carvalho was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A throw-in in the 34th minute of the game was made by Juan Azibar with Horacio Iztal as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Saiko FC's Giuseppe de Carvalho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horacio Iztal in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horacio Iztal in the 41st minute of play forced Saiko FC's goalkeeper Giuseppe de Carvalho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Saiko FC booed when Gloria Verdinegra AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matias Abilio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leandro Garcia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Saiko FC got a freekick which was hit by Valdemar Botelho. Horacio Iztal's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Giuseppe de Carvalho firmly grabbed it by the left post. Gloria Verdinegra AFC's Generoso Sasoin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Garcia in the 59th minute of play. Eulalio Berasko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Saiko FC's Giuseppe de Carvalho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Saiko FC from getting a goal against them. Giuseppe de Carvalho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eulalio Berasko, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. With a little luck, Saiko FC's Giuseppe de Carvalho got control of the ball when Horacio Iztal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gustavo Trevisan was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 68 minutes into the match. After 67 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Saiko FC! When the match had been going on for 69 minutes, Gloria Verdinegra AFC's Augusto Lizar got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Giuseppe de Carvalho. In the 73rd minute, Cacá do Vale ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Generoso Sasoin was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-5. Generoso Sasoin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Garcia in the 77th minute of play. Augusto Lizars short, quick shot in the 85thth minute got Giuseppe de Carvalho to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Gloria Verdinegra AFC's Augusto Lizar got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 92 minutes of play, Gloria Verdinegra AFC's Horacio Iztal made it 2-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giuseppe de Carvalho was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leandro Garcia's late challenge caught a Gloria Verdinegra AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leandro Garcia helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Saiko FC's Leandro Garcia got a free kick in the 95th minute. Augusto Lizar's late challenge caught a Saiko FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Augusto Lizar helped the player get up and apologised. In the 97th minute, Augusto Lizar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.