U23 World League

Arena EXA
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jarbas Nunes took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gerardo Beila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarbas Nunes in the 3rd minute of play. After 5 played minutes A.A.100Qualidade got a freekick which was hit by Marquinhos Veloso. After 6 minutes, Marquinhos Veloso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.A.100Qualidade and the AFC FUSION players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 6 played minutes A.A.100Qualidade got a freekick which was hit by Marquinhos Veloso. 韩斌邦 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nunez Arias, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Gerardo Beila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jarbas Nunes in the 11th minute of the match. Nunez Arias took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 韩斌邦. 韩斌邦 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. In the 19th minute, Nunez Arias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC FUSION fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 22 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Gerardo Beila had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Benjamim Damião. In the 22ndth minute of the game Benjamim Damião who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC FUSION's Gerardo Beila was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zacarias Silbestre kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. When Nunez Arias came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the AFC FUSION 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 Nunez Arias couldn't finish the play. If Tiburcio Patxi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gerardo Beila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarbas Nunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, Jarbas Nunes had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After 43 minutes, Clemente Fresco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC FUSION and the A.A.100Qualidade players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Clemente Fresco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 45 played minutes AFC FUSION got a freekick which was hit by Dalmacio Quirze. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Nunez Arias made the kick off in the second half. Nunez Arias might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 韩斌邦. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nunez Arias ran back to his position shaking his head. 韩斌邦 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nunez Arias in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th match minute, A.A.100Qualidade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diamantino Dionísio to maneuver through the defense. Nunez Arias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 韩斌邦 having to interfere. A.A.100Qualidade's Rubens Barbosa was substituted for Benjamim Damião. 63 minutes into the game, Rômulo de Amorim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.A.100Qualidade's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC FUSION the free kick. In the 63rd minute, Rômulo de Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, A.A.100Qualidade's Alfredo Leão tried to score from far away in the 71st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Tiburcio Patxi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gerardo Beila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rubens Barbosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Gerardo Beila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubens Barbosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind A.A.100Qualidade's goalkeeper 韩斌邦, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nunez Arias succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 86th playminute. With a little luck, A.A.100Qualidade's 韩斌邦 got control of the ball when Nunez Arias tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match was over AFC FUSION could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than A.A.100Qualidade throughout the match.