U23 World League

Juan Roman Riquelme
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luiz Paulo Ferraz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Wágner Ribeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Orlandus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Melchor Uzuri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Wágner Ribeiro made a huge save. After having played for 16 minutes, Bob Dinamite managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Misericordia EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bob Dinamite was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eriberto Erlantz didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Misericordia EC's Luiz Paulo Ferraz shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Misericordia EC's Wágner Ribeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felix Orlandus in the 21st minute of play. Eliseo Luar charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eliseo Luar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to La Pachorra LSF getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Eliseo Luar hit a great ball. The supporters of Misericordia EC booed when La Pachorra LSF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feliciano Telo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zico Matamoros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 35 minutes, Bob Dinamite managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Misericordia EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bob Dinamite was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wágner Ribeiro made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Melchor Uzuri sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to La Pachorra LSF getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Christian Clementi hit a great ball. Wágner Ribeiro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Melchor Uzuri's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. The La Pachorra LSF players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Misericordia EC were winning 0-1.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Melchor Uzuri in the 65th minute of play forced Misericordia EC's goalkeeper Wágner Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bob Dinamite in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eriberto Erlantz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Melchor Uzuri in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wágner Ribeiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Bob Chute had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute, Zico Matamoros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Eliseo Luar was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 79 minutes had been played. After 80 played minutes La Pachorra LSF got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Luar. After having played for 81 minutes, Melchor Uzuri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Pachorra LSF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Melchor Uzuri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wágner Ribeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Melchor Uzuri in the 86th minute of play. Eriberto Erlantz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luiz Paulo Ferraz in the 90th minute. Misericordia EC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.