U23 World League

Islas Malvinas
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hipolito Lucila started the match with the kick off. If Jardel Negri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Joélson Duarte fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Confresa futebol clube.'s protests and gave Joélson Duarte a yellow card for diving instead. In the 15th match minute, Confresa futebol clube. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joélson Duarte to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute Jardel Negri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elpidio Selmo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Confresa futebol clube.'s Sérgio Paraense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andres Umea in the 25th minute of play. After having played for 31 minutes, Eber Ludeña managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. All Boys 22's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eber Ludeña was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Elpidio Selmo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jardel Negri, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Sérgio Paraense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eber Ludeña in the 34th minute of play. After 35 played minutes All Boys 22 got a freekick which was hit by Edelmiro Presebal. Jardel Negri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sérgio Paraense was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but João Francisco Freire showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 39 minute of play. Elpidio Selmo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jardel Negri in the 43rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Jardel Negri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elpidio Selmo was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Leandro Cruz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elpidio Selmo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Jardel Negri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Elpidio Selmo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Negri in the 60th minute of play forced All Boys 22's goalkeeper Elpidio Selmo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Confresa futebol clube. getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Téo Barbosa hit a great ball. In the 65th minute of the match Edelmiro Presebal shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sérgio Paraense showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Angelo Obano fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored All Boys 22's protests and gave Angelo Obano a yellow card for diving instead. In the 67th minute, Angelo Obano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Jardel Moraes in the 68th minute really tested Elpidio Selmo's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Elpidio Selmo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Leandro Cruz notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of All Boys 22's Elpidio Selmo. Elpidio Selmo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jardel Negri who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 75thth minute tested the skills of Elpidio Selmo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Téo Barbosa kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andres Umea in the 80th minute of play forced Confresa futebol clube.'s goalkeeper Sérgio Paraense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute Leandro Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elpidio Selmo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute, Eber Ludeña ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sérgio Paraense was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 91st match minute, Confresa futebol clube. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Téo Barbosa to maneuver through the defense. Jardel Moraes hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match.