U23 World League

BASTIARO ARENA
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cléberson Mendonça kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cléberson Mendonça in the 3rd minute of play forced ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐'s goalkeeper Segundo Alamos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damien Quinn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 10th match minute, Clapham Rovers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Welch to maneuver through the defense. When Clapham Rovers's João Francisco Toscano in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 18th minute, Enekoitz Soraiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Cléberson Mendonça put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Segundo Alamos. Segundo Alamos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cléberson Mendonça's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. After 26 minutes, Cléberson Mendonça made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐'s Segundo Alamos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Nilmar Brasil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Goliath Pequeño, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. When Clapham Rovers's João Francisco Toscano in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐'s goalie prevented a goal. When Clapham Rovers's João Francisco Toscano in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 41stth minute of the game Cléberson Mendonça who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐'s Segundo Alamos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Goliath Pequeño to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Francisco Toscano got free with Segundo Alamos in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gavin Sedgemore made a great header on Clapham Rovers's corner, it was just that ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐'s Segundo Alamos managed to reach the ball for a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cléberson Mendonça in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Segundo Alamos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Goliath Pequeño managed to get in a good position for a shot. ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐'s supporters rose to their feet, but Goliath Pequeño was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nilmar Brasil breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Segundo Alamos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cléberson Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Clapham Rovers fans' excitement grew in the 67th match minute when Clapham Rovers's Cléberson Mendonça looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. João Francisco Toscano's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 72ndth minute, Segundo Alamos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 74th minute Goliath Pequeño shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilmar Brasil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cléberson Mendonça took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Segundo Alamos. Segundo Alamos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. Segundo Alamos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cléberson Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Nilmar Brasil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Goliath Pequeño, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Goliath Pequeño in the 87th minute of play forced Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Nilmar Brasil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clapham Rovers's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.