U23 World League

Largo 13 de Maio
Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5654, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Abundio Bastida came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Santo Amaro AC's Wincent Pawlik. But to his dismay, Wincent Pawlik quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. When Villawalter City's Elian Benedicto in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santo Amaro AC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Elian Benedicto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hudson Arósio was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Hudson Arósio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorio Prats, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Elian Benedicto put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Hudson Arósio. After a rather tough play, Villawalter City's Gerard Velasco got a free kick in the 28th minute. Hudson Arósio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerald Deulofeu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wincent Pawlik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Abundio Bastida made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Elian Benedicto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Villawalter City's supporters rose to their feet, but Elian Benedicto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hudson Arósio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gerard Velasco kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Elian Benedicto made the kick off in the second half. Gerard Velasco's late challenge caught a Santo Amaro AC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gerard Velasco helped the player get up and apologised. In the 51st minute Cipriano Hermes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abundio Bastida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hudson Arósio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elian Benedicto's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Villawalter City:s Abundio Bastida showed great skill when he stopped Duarte Maia:s penalty. Duarte Maia scored 2-1 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abundio Bastida, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Elian Benedicto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victorio Prats got free with Hudson Arósio in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 69 minutes Santo Amaro AC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gerard Velasco who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Villawalter City's corner Gerald Deulofeu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hudson Arósio quite easily take care of the ball. Hudson Arósio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elian Benedicto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gerard Velasco kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Elian Benedicto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hudson Arósio was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Abundio Bastida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cipriano Hermes in the 79th minute of the match. Abundio Bastida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cipriano Hermes in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd match minute, Villawalter City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Titos to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the game, Cipriano Hermes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Santo Amaro AC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Villawalter City the free kick. After 91 minutes, Duarte Maia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santo Amaro AC and the Villawalter City players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Santo Amaro AC's Duarte Maia got a free kick in the 91st minute. Villawalter City's Gerard Velasco got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.