U23 World League

Old Traford Canoas
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lucio Ourente made the kick off which started today's match. If Lucio Ourente had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 6 minutes into the match, Cleto Txartiko had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eriberto Queirós. Engenheiros da Vila's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cleto Txartiko was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 10th minute, Lucio Ourente made a precise shot to the right of Eriberto Queirós. Engenheiros da Vila's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Gogo Firmin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraldo Fernandez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute Engenheiros da Vila were awarded a corner. Gernando Sarmento went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Gernando Sarmento almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Gogo Firmin did a great save. After a rather tough play, Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Fidel Silbestre got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 21st minute David Tello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gogo Firmin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flávio Mineiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute Godfredo Tibalt suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. In the 35th minute, Sérgio Jacinto made a precise shot to the right of Gogo Firmin. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Gogo Firmin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sérgio Jacinto went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. 45 minutes into the game, Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Lucio Ourente nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eriberto Queirós made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Disappointed in the 2-4 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 Geraldo Fernandez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Tõnu Ojaste hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Lucio Ourente in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Engenheiros da Vila's goalie prevented a goal. In the 59th minute Sérgio Jacinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gogo Firmin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gogo Firmin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sérgio Jacinto in the 59th minute of play. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Gogo Firmin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wesley Salgado in the 65th minute of play. Eriberto Queirós made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Lucio Ourente sent off a good shot on target. David Tello kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Lucio Ourente reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Eriberto Queirós. The goal made the score 2-6. The supporters of Engenheiros da Vila booed when Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiburcio Jurdan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√'s Gogo Firmin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sérgio Jacinto in the 81st minute of play. Tõnu Ojaste lost his temper 86 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After a rather tough play, Engenheiros da Vila's Tõnu Ojaste got a free kick in the 87th minute. Agustin Figueroa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eriberto Queirós came out and tried to block the shot, but Agustin Figueroa slotted it home off the left post making it 2-7 in the 88th minute. The Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Đ∈p○rㄒﺃν○ ∈kдㄒ○m√ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.