U23 World League

The Linc
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nestor Fonso started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 2 minutes, Breno Simões took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Mario Cuenca to make any attempt to save it. In the 10th minute, Guaberto Fertus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Nestor Fonso managed to get in a good position for a shot. TALLERES's supporters rose to their feet, but Nestor Fonso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Murilo Paiva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 25th minute, Saul Fonso got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nelsinho Bastos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Mario Cuenca made a huge save. After 34 played minutes TALLERES got a freekick which was hit by Clemente Reynardo. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Douglas Gerber put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Mario Cuenca. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Douglas Gerber managed to get in a good position for a shot. Curiphila Eagles's supporters rose to their feet, but Douglas Gerber was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mario Cuenca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Breno Simões could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Mario Cuenca made a huge save. 46 minutes into the game, Douglas Gerber cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Mario Cuenca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Douglas Gerber stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, TALLERES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clemente Reynardo to maneuver through the defense. In the 54th minute, Douglas Gerber ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mario Cuenca was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. TALLERES's Mario Cuenca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Breno Simões in the 60th minute of play. Nestor Fonso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Murilo Paiva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nelsinho Bastos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelsinho Bastos in the 76th minute of play forced TALLERES's goalkeeper Mario Cuenca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Nicanor Osorio came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the TALLERES 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 Nicanor Osorio couldn't finish the play. Mario Cuenca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelsinho Bastos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mario Cuenca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Douglas Gerber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mario Cuenca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nelsinho Bastos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the game, Curiphila Eagles's Nelsinho Bastos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mario Cuenca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0.