U23 World League

ADIDAS Stadium
Spectators: 7631 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jhonny Rabelo took the kick off in the first half of the match. A hard shot by Mario Benítez from long distance, 7 minutes into the match, got Tang Quan Yan's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After a defensive mix-up in Pinheiros Capibaras FC's zone, Romualdo Ucero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tang Quan Yan came out of the goal and Romualdo Ucero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lesardo Japón in the 19th minute of play forced Pinheiros Capibaras FC's goalkeeper Tang Quan Yan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tang Quan Yan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romualdo Ucero, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute Feliu Darroja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tang Quan Yan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dinamita on Grass were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after Pinheiros Capibaras FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Romualdo Ucero took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Romualdo Ucero got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tang Quan Yan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Tang Quan Yan didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Dinamita on Grass's Romualdo Ucero shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Raúl Laredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jhonny Rabelo, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Romualdo Ucero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Tang Quan Yan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 47 minutes of play, Pinheiros Capibaras FC's Jhonny Rabelo made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raúl Laredo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half Pinheiros Capibaras FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Romualdo Ucero made a kick off. The supporters of Dinamita on Grass booed when Pinheiros Capibaras FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erivaldo Nunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Dinamita on Grass's Romualdo Ucero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tang Quan Yan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Dinamita on Grass's Clemente Herrero got a free kick in the 57th minute. Tang Quan Yan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romualdo Ucero in the 59th minute of the match. Dinamita on Grass's Romualdo Ucero got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lenílson Velasco during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 64 played minutes Pinheiros Capibaras FC got a freekick which was hit by Lenílson Velasco. After having played for 66 minutes, Clemente Herrero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dinamita on Grass's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clemente Herrero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 70 minutes into the match, Pinheiros Capibaras FC's goal looked a bit too open when Feliu Darroja came free, but Tang Quan Yan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tang Quan Yan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lesardo Japón's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, Dinamita on Grass's Lolo Llorca got a free kick in the 75th minute. Raúl Laredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jhonny Rabelo, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Pinheiros Capibaras FC's Jhonny Rabelo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Raúl Laredo. That made the score 1-3 after 78 minutes of play. Dinamita on Grass made a substitution. Aureo Bajo replaced Lesardo Japón. Tang Quan Yan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feliu Darroja in the 82nd minute of the match. With his leg Raúl Laredo managed to avoid a goal in the 88thth minute, when Pinheiros Capibaras FC's Lenílson Velasco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a defensive mix-up in Pinheiros Capibaras FC's zone, Feliu Darroja stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tang Quan Yan came out of the goal and Feliu Darroja tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.