U23 World League

Calcio ParadisOval
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jeff Waters got the match started through his kick off. In the 10thth minute of the game Max Sundin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Barrera 2.0's Thomás Travassos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the last second Thomás Travassos throw himself and got hold of the ball when Max Sundin in the 10thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 12th match minute, FC Barrera 2.0 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thiago de Castro to maneuver through the defense. Max Sundin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomás Travassos having to interfere. FC Barrera 2.0's Thomás Travassos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save FC Barrera 2.0 from getting a goal against them. Alex Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sérgio Urbano having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Mino Raiola made a precise shot to the right of Thomás Travassos. FC Barrera 2.0's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mino Raiola got free with Thomás Travassos in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice moves Mino Raiola could shoot a difficult shot in the 36th minute, which Thomás Travassos however easily saved by the left post. LA VIOLA's Sérgio Urbano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valério Xavier in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Lara in the 44th minute of play forced LA VIOLA's goalkeeper Sérgio Urbano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in LA VIOLA's zone, Alex Lara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sérgio Urbano came out of the goal and Alex Lara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Max Sundin was the one to do the kick off. Thomás Travassos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mino Raiola, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Max Sundin in the 54th minute of play forced FC Barrera 2.0's goalkeeper Thomás Travassos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeff Waters could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Sérgio Urbano made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Jeff Waters took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Sérgio Urbano to make any attempt to save it. Thomás Travassos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Max Sundin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sérgio Urbano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valério Xavier in the 77th minute of play. FC Barrera 2.0 were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after LA VIOLA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gabriel Velasco took the corner. The corner ended in Gabriel Velasco almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but LA VIOLA's Sérgio Urbano did a great save. In the 83rd minute, Max Sundin made a precise shot to the right of Thomás Travassos. FC Barrera 2.0's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Virgílio Montenegro hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute, FC Barrera 2.0's Thiago de Castro seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Thiago de Castro the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC Barrera 2.0 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Thiago de Castro had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 88 minutes into the game, one of FC Barrera 2.0:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After 92 minutes of play, LA VIOLA's Olof Berggren made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thomás Travassos was left in no man's land by his defense there! John Torsberg charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed John Torsberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, LA VIOLA's John Torsberg got a free kick in the 95th minute.