U23 World League

Arena SNZ
Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5643, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nelsinho do Vale took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Sangue nos Zóio's João Vítor Zonta got a free kick in the 6th minute. Sangue nos Zóio's Antônio Carlos Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Clis in the 13th minute of play. Alfredo Urdaspal scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Antônio Carlos Leme, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. João Vítor Zonta kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Sangue nos Zóio defense, Fernando Clis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antônio Carlos Leme. The Sangue nos Zóio fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antônio Carlos Leme should have stopped the shot. Sangue nos Zóio's Antônio Carlos Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Medardo in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Fernando Clis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Antônio Carlos Leme was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 37 minutes into the match, Sangue nos Zóio's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Clis came free, but Antônio Carlos Leme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 41 minutes, Edgar Freire mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sangue nos Zóio and the Ullún players grew even worse after the yellow card. Igor Rocha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antônio Carlos Leme came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Ullún's Santiago Efren. But to his dismay, Santiago Efren quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fernando Clis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hector Medardo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Antônio Carlos Leme came out and tried to block the shot, but Hector Medardo slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 54th minute. Hector Medardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Antônio Carlos Leme made a huge save. In the 62nd minute Igor Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Bento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Ullún's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Rocha came free, but Roman Bento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sangue nos Zóio's João Vítor Zonta got a free kick in the 65th minute. Sangue nos Zóio made a substitution. Telmo Zanette replaced Felippe Couto. A collision led to Ullún getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ladislao Cedro hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteban Salamon in the 72nd minute of play forced Sangue nos Zóio's goalkeeper Antônio Carlos Leme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the game, Sangue nos Zóio's Emílio Andrade nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roman Bento made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. In the 80th match minute, Sangue nos Zóio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dudu Hermes to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Freire in the 88th minute of play forced Ullún's goalkeeper Roman Bento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sangue nos Zóio's Antônio Carlos Leme proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Sangue nos Zóio from getting a goal against them. Ullún's Alfredo Urdaspal got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Ullún defense, Emílio Andrade kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roman Bento. The Ullún fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roman Bento should have stopped the shot. The Ullún players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.