U23 World League

Empatedomedro
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernandinho Urbano started the match with the kick off. Corinthians's Fernandinho Urbano got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Corinthians were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Deportivo Empate's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Didi Rocha took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo-Hernán Torrico in the 8th minute of play forced Corinthians's goalkeeper Romeu Souto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernandinho Urbano scored 0-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cordairo Abad, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Corinthians booed when Deportivo Empate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Firme Abastas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 15 played minutes, Corinthians's Didi Rocha shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cordairo Abad came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Corinthians reached it. Fernandinho Urbano might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cordairo Abad. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernandinho Urbano ran back to his position shaking his head. The throw-in from Mikel Abello in the 22nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Corinthians's Didi Rocha. After 22 played minutes Deportivo Empate got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo-Hernán Torrico. Liher Aballe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikel Abastas in the 29th minute of play forced Corinthians's goalkeeper Romeu Souto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mikel Abastas in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romeu Souto saved Corinthians from getting behind. 35 minutes into the match, Fernandinho Urbano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cordairo Abad. Deportivo Empate's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernandinho Urbano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Romeu Souto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikel Abastas in the 41st minute of play. Deportivo Empate's Cordairo Abad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Almir Furlan in the 43rd minute of play. Cordairo Abad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Almir Furlan in the 47th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Octavio Aballe made the kick off in the second half. Romeu Souto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavio Aballe in the 52nd minute of the match. Mikel Abastas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romeu Souto having to interfere. In the 56th minute of the match Deportivo Empate got a corner. Corinthians's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gonza Abendano ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a little luck, Deportivo Empate's Cordairo Abad got control of the ball when Fernandinho Urbano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Romeu Souto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavio Aballe in the 59th minute of the match. Romeu Souto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Octavio Aballe went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to Corinthians getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Luís Fernando Guedes hit a great ball. In the 68th minute, Almir Furlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Liher Aballe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romeu Souto having to interfere. Octavio Aballe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Romeu Souto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Romeu Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavio Aballe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, Deportivo Empate's goal looked a bit too open when Fernandinho Urbano came free, but Cordairo Abad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Romeu Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavio Aballe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Empate's Xavierlada Abancens got a free kick in the 86th minute. Fernandinho Urbano in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cordairo Abad, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by Corinthians's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gonza Abendano was slow to take the kick. During this time Deportivo Empate's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Xavon Abellaneda almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Corinthians's Romeu Souto did a great save. In the 95th minute, Gonza Abendano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Corinthians supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Corinthians would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.