U23 World League

Honorato Maxin
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Betinho Arce got the match started through his kick off. Compugraf's Igor Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurinho Matos in the 3rd minute of play. In the 7th minute, Maurinho Matos 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betinho Arce in the 11th minute of play forced Bustick Sport's goalkeeper Augustus Batalla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Júlio Veiga came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Compugraf 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 Júlio Veiga couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betinho Arce in the 21st minute of play forced Bustick Sport's goalkeeper Augustus Batalla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betinho Arce in the 23rd minute of play forced Bustick Sport's goalkeeper Augustus Batalla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 minutes of play, Compugraf's Betinho Arce made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Augustus Batalla was left in no man's land by his defense there! Augustus Batalla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betinho Arce, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 35 minutes into the match, Bustick Sport's goal looked a bit too open when Betinho Arce came free, but Augustus Batalla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Betinho Arce came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Compugraf 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 Betinho Arce couldn't finish the play. Júlio Veiga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Augustus Batalla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Luís Guilherme Sampaio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gualterio Aureo made a kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Compugraf's Betinho Arce slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Augustus Batalla. That made the score 1-2 after 53 minutes of play. When Bustick Sport's Maurinho Matos in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Compugraf's goalie prevented a goal. Igor Ramos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gualterio Aureo in the 67th minute of play. Damaso Teofilio hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Gualterio Aureo took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Igor Ramos. Igor Ramos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Augustus Batalla didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 76th minute, which inside left pole to 2-3. Igor Ramos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurinho Matos in the 79th minute of the match. The supporters of Compugraf booed when Bustick Sport was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaime Urritz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Maurinho Matos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bustick Sport fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Bustick Sport's Augustus Batalla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Bustick Sport from getting a goal against them. In the 92nd minute Gualterio Aureo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maurinho Matos in the 95th minute of play forced Compugraf's goalkeeper Igor Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Igor Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maurinho Matos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frank Sergipano hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match.