U23 World League

Arena Prezulo
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Gustavo Blazquez started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Lalla Cabrera hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. The supporters of PREZULO FC booed when Auriolam II C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cai Morado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gustavo Blazquez's late challenge caught a PREZULO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gustavo Blazquez helped the player get up and apologised. Gustavo Blazquez hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Andrei Quijana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristóvão Lucas's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when César Cruz got free with Andrei Quijana in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gustavo Blazquez hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 22 minutes into the match, PREZULO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo Blazquez came free, but Dida Brasil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 24 played minutes Auriolam II C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Tome Bouzas. Dida Brasil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Blazquez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gilberto Silva charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilberto Silva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gilberto Silva hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Auriolam II C.F.'s Andrei Quijana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristóvão Lucas in the 39th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tome Bouzas during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of PREZULO FC booed when Auriolam II C.F. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tome Bouzas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aitor Losantos lost his temper 43 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 44 played minutes Auriolam II C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Aitor Losantos. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristóvão Lucas got free with Andrei Quijana in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristóvão Lucas made a kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Auriolam II C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Mané Corrêa came free, but Andrei Quijana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrei Quijana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristóvão Lucas in the 57th minute of the match. Andrei Quijana didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristóvão Lucas went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 72 minutes into the match, Auriolam II C.F.'s goal looked a bit too open when Severino Secco came free, but Andrei Quijana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andrei Quijana didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristóvão Lucas went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Andrei Quijana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristóvão Lucas's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Andrei Quijana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from César Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. When Severino Secco came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the PREZULO FC 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 Severino Secco couldn't finish the play. César Cruz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 89 minutes, Cristóvão Lucas made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Auriolam II C.F.'s Andrei Quijana tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Severino Secco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Cristóvão Lucas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrei Quijana was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Andrei Quijana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristóvão Lucas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Auriolam II C.F. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for PREZULO FC.