U23 World League

PeposTaDium
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Rossobianco's Nunez Endira started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Fernan Cortez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benicio Ruy in the 4th minute of the match. Fernan Cortez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rolando Michael, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gualterio Bonadona might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bakar Gopala Pillai. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gualterio Bonadona ran back to his position shaking his head. Gualterio Bonadona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Bakar Gopala Pillai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alejandro Cortez hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After 20 played minutes Olds School Pepo got a freekick which was hit by German Jaen. In the 20th minute of the match Rolando Michael sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fernan Cortez skillfully saved the ball. A hard shot 23 in the game by Gualterio Bonadona from a close distance when the talented Bakar Gopala Pillai managed to make a qualified save. Rossobianco's players were relieved. In the 25th match minute, Rossobianco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolando Michael to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benicio Ruy in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fernan Cortez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gualterio Bonadona got free with Bakar Gopala Pillai in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rolando Michael in the 33rd minute of play forced Olds School Pepo's goalkeeper Fernan Cortez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernan Cortez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nunez Endira in the 35th minute of the match. With his leg Bakar Gopala Pillai managed to avoid a goal in the 40thth minute, when Olds School Pepo's Gualterio Bonadona fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 44 played minutes Rossobianco got a freekick which was hit by Benicio Ruy. 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.

In the 50th minute, Emanuel Tancredo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fernan Cortez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nunez Endira, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Alejandro Cortez hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gualterio Bonadona in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bakar Gopala Pillai prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fernan Cortez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benicio Ruy in the 61st minute of play. Fernan Cortez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benicio Ruy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Olds School Pepo's Gualterio Bonadona in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rossobianco's goalie prevented a goal. Gualterio Bonadona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Bakar Gopala Pillai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eloy Oskarbi charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eloy Oskarbi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th minute, Eloy Oskarbi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th minute, Alberto Marcones hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 played minutes Rossobianco got a freekick which was hit by Enzo Galindo. In the 74th match minute, Rossobianco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nunez Endira to maneuver through the defense. 75 minutes into the match, Olds School Pepo's German Jaen broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A collision led to Rossobianco getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Benicio Ruy hit a great ball. Olds School Pepo's Fernan Cortez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rolando Michael in the 79th minute of play. After having played for 79 minutes, Rolando Michael managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rossobianco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rolando Michael was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cornelio Quilino kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 84th minute Nunez Endira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernan Cortez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gualterio Bonadona in the 89th minute of play forced Rossobianco's goalkeeper Bakar Gopala Pillai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 91 minutes Rossobianco's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was German Jaen who took care of the corner kick. Emanuel Tancredo made a great header on Olds School Pepo's corner, it was just that Rossobianco's Bakar Gopala Pillai managed to reach the ball for a save. After 93 minutes Rossobianco's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was German Jaen who took care of the corner kick. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.