U23 World League

Parque Antarctica
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) When Senijad Ibričić came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Bolivar 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 Senijad Ibričić couldn't finish the play. Hélio Vianna might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bendjedid Harkouk. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hélio Vianna ran back to his position shaking his head. Bolivar's Bendjedid Harkouk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hélio Vianna in the 14th minute of play. Valdi Marte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Bendjedid Harkouk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 27 played minutes S.E. Pindorama Eagles got a freekick which was hit by Marcus Alagoano. Bendjedid Harkouk didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Aga Cuarto shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. After 35 played minutes S.E. Pindorama Eagles got a freekick which was hit by Aga Cuarto. Tostão de Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Senijad Ibričić in the 37th minute of play. After 39 played minutes Bolivar got a freekick which was hit by Tedj Boudiaf. An unexpected shot in the 45th minute by Marcus Alagoano got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Bendjedid Harkouk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hélio Vianna in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hélio Vianna to make the kick off. Tedj Boudiaf's late challenge caught a S.E. Pindorama Eagles's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tedj Boudiaf helped the player get up and apologised. In the 53rd match minute, Bolivar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tedj Boudiaf to maneuver through the defense. Bendjedid Harkouk came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Hélio Vianna. But to his dismay, Hélio Vianna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Hélio Vianna hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Bendjedid Harkouk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hélio Vianna in the 58th minute of the match. Bolivar's Bendjedid Harkouk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hélio Vianna in the 62nd minute of play. In the 65th minute, Hélio Vianna got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to S.E. Pindorama Eagles getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Zé Rafael hit a great ball. Zé Rafael hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Tostão de Andrade proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save S.E. Pindorama Eagles from getting a goal against them. When Hélio Vianna came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the S.E. Pindorama Eagles 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 Hélio Vianna couldn't finish the play. Zé Bala struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Bendjedid Harkouk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for S.E. Pindorama Eagles. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hélio Vianna in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bendjedid Harkouk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 94th minute there was a penalty for S.E. Pindorama Eagles. Hélio Vianna stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Bendjedid Harkouk. 3-0. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Hélio Vianna got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the S.E. Pindorama Eagles players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.