U23 World League

João Marcatto
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Serafim Ramos made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, No Me Inscriban Gracias's goal looked a bit too open when José Paulo de Azevedo came free, but Rixon Espinoza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 3rd minute, José Paulo de Azevedo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rixon Espinoza was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Cauã Martins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Cadrecha, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Rixon Espinoza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Paulo de Azevedo in the 14th minute of the match. If Urti Envito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Urti Envito recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 25th play minute Serafim Ramos came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Rixon Espinoza. 2-0. Dito de Senna charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dito de Senna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 27 played minutes G.E. Juventus FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Dito de Senna. In the 28th minute of the match López Arruda sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cauã Martins skillfully saved the ball. In the 30th minute, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's José Paulo de Azevedo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Rixon Espinoza. Rixon Espinoza yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. After some careless play in the G.E. Juventus FSCMZ defense, Alex Cadrecha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cauã Martins. The G.E. Juventus FSCMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cauã Martins should have stopped the shot. Cauã Martins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urti Envito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Pedro Luís Dracena seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Pedro Luís Dracena the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of G.E. Juventus FSCMZ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Pedro Luís Dracena had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 36 minutes into the game, one of G.E. Juventus FSCMZ:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Cadrecha in the 41st minute of play forced G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Cauã Martins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cauã Martins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Cadrecha, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alex Cadrecha made a kick off. In the 54th minute Alex Cadrecha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cauã Martins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Cadrecha came free, but Cauã Martins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's José Paulo Pitta got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 61st match minute, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Paulo de Azevedo to maneuver through the defense. Cauã Martins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urti Envito in the 63rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gino da Rocha in the 67th minute of play forced No Me Inscriban Gracias's goalkeeper Rixon Espinoza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Cauã Martins got control of the ball when Alex Cadrecha tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xian Arnao got free with Cauã Martins in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 78th minute of the match, Urti Envito tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cauã Martins saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Urti Envito blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cauã Martins having to make a save. With a little luck, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Cauã Martins got control of the ball when Nicolás Janer tried to sneak it across the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Cauã Martins had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mellington Bernia. No Me Inscriban Gracias's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because G.E. Juventus FSCMZ had won, even though No Me Inscriban Gracias had held more of the ball.