U23 World League

Estadio SINGULAR
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Niva Abad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caio Coutinho having to interfere. Cristo Abalos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Caio Coutinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Valdemar Moreira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gorka Abel was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Paulo Velasques kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Caio Coutinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niva Abad in the 14th minute of the match. Gentil Perdigão struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Gorka Abel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PLURAL. In the 20th minute, Sarracino Abad left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Escuadrón Mercenario fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gentil Perdigão in the 22nd minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Gorka Abel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PLURAL's Caio Coutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niva Abad in the 26th minute of play. After 28 minutes PLURAL's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sarracino Abad who took care of the corner kick. Sarracino Abad made a great header on Escuadrón Mercenario's corner, it was just that PLURAL's Caio Coutinho managed to reach the ball for a save. Gorka Abel made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Valdemar Moreira sent off a good shot on target. Cristo Abalos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caio Coutinho having to interfere. After a rather tough play, PLURAL's Paulo Velasques got a free kick in the 39th minute. 42 minutes into the match, PLURAL's goal looked a bit too open when Sarracino Abad came free, but Caio Coutinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristo Abalos kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Escuadrón Mercenario's Gorka Abel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gentil Perdigão in the 43rd minute of play. PLURAL's Caio Coutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niva Abad in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sarracino Abad stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Caio Coutinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cipriano Abad, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Gorka Abel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gentil Perdigão, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Caio Caiado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Gorka Abel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Valdemar Moreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdemar Moreira in the 64th minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Gorka Abel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Escuadrón Mercenario's Niva Abad slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Caio Coutinho. That made the score 0-3 after 67 minutes of play. In the 71st minute Niva Abad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caio Coutinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucero Abalos during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lucero Abalos kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Escuadrón Mercenario's Gorka Abel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gentil Perdigão in the 77th minute of play. Paulo Velasques blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gorka Abel having to make a save. When Valdemar Moreira, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 85 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Gorka Abel was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Gentil Perdigão scored 1-3 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gorka Abel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gorka Abel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gentil Perdigão in the 95th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Escuadrón Mercenario walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.