U23 World League

La cancha del Fune
Spectators: 7448 (Terracing: 5587, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Silvano Cordarin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Serginho de Castro took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Atilano Intxixu. Atilano Intxixu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. The audience was convinced that Vinícius Perez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atilano Intxixu was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Atilano Intxixu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vinícius Perez's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. 9 minutes into the game, Flávio Baptista was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC Korban's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Funebrero FC the free kick. After 9 played minutes AC Korban got a freekick which was hit by Flávio Baptista. 10 minutes in the game Nelson Leite did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Serginho de Castro. The corner went over the outstretched arms of AC Korban's goalie and right to Silvano Cordarin. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. AC Korban's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Hernani da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruben Balesio in the 18th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vinícius Perez in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Atilano Intxixu saved Funebrero FC from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Vinícius Perez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atilano Intxixu was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. If Vinícius Perez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th match minute, AC Korban was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Albuquerque to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute, Vinícius Perez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Atilano Intxixu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. If Ruben Balesio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, AC Korban's Igor Albuquerque got a free kick in the 41st minute. Vinícius Perez hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vinícius Perez made a kick off. Hernani da Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruben Balesio in the 54th minute of play. Vinícius Perez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Atilano Intxixu having to interfere. Hernani da Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruben Balesio in the 64th minute of the match. In the 66th minute, Alfredinho Fonseca sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Funebrero FC's Atilano Intxixu didn't even have to move. Flávio Baptista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Vinícius Perez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atilano Intxixu was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. In the 85th match minute, Funebrero FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fidel Elija to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Vinícius Perez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atilano Intxixu was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. AC Korban's Hernani da Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruben Balesio in the 89th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Silvano Cordarin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Funebrero FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Silvano Cordarin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hernani da Rocha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. AC Korban's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.