U23 World League

Ninho do Pombo
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amador Gabrio took the kick off in the first half of the match. Betão Peixoto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hugo Cedro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 2nd minute of play. Lautaro-Gabriel Viana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hugo Cedro having to interfere. When Di Yuan Liang came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Pombal 2003 F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Di Yuan Liang couldn't finish the play. Hugo Cedro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Di Yuan Liang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute of the match Pombal 2003 F.C. got a corner. ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Michel Toscano ran over to the corner to take the kick. At last the ball reached Sebastian Zieba at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB. 1-0. Hugo Cedro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Zieba in the 18th minute of the match. The supporters of ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB booed when Pombal 2003 F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michel Toscano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Di Yuan Liang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute of the match, Di Yuan Liang tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Hugo Cedro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anacleto Sobera in the 29th minute of play forced Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Cedro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro-Gabriel Viana in the 33rd minute of the match. After 34 minutes, Astor Manilan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB and the Pombal 2003 F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB's Astor Manilan got a free kick in the 34th minute. After a rather tough play, Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Du Le Yuan got a free kick in the 38th minute. With a little luck, ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB's Hugo Cedro got control of the ball when Di Yuan Liang tried to sneak it across the goal line. ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Di Yuan Liang scored to the left of an out of position Hugo Cedro, making the score, 2-0. After 47 minutes, Anacleto Sobera made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano de Lima tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Di Yuan Liang to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Di Yuan Liang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hugo Cedro was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Di Yuan Liang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lautaro-Gabriel Viana blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hugo Cedro having to make a save. In the 60thth minute of the game Di Yuan Liang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB's Hugo Cedro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Di Yuan Liang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hugo Cedro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Di Yuan Liang went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Di Yuan Liang's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hugo Cedro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. Hugo Cedro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Di Yuan Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Di Yuan Liang succeeded in the game's 83rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 6-1. 87 minutes into the match, Lautaro-Gabriel Viana notched a goal, 7-1, to the right of ANTIBOSTEROS FUTBOL CLUB's Hugo Cedro. Hugo Cedro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Guaberto Roderigo kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Di Yuan Liang managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Di Yuan Liang was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hugo Cedro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Di Yuan Liang might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hugo Cedro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Di Yuan Liang ran back to his position shaking his head. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Lautaro-Gabriel Viana got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. There was no doubt that Pombal 2003 F.C. were the better team. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.