U23 World League

AGT STADIUM
Spectators: 7449 (Terracing: 5588, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rodrigo Nestor got the match started through his kick off. 2 minutes into the match, PIAUÍ FC's goalkeeper Italo Franklin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Norberto Vazquez. 4 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Nestor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PIAUÍ FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AGT Team the free kick. Rodrigo Nestor hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After 6 played minutes PIAUÍ FC got a freekick which was hit by Joãozinho Yver. A collision led to PIAUÍ FC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Fabinho Félix hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the match, PIAUÍ FC's goalkeeper Italo Franklin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Altzibar Murcia. Abel Donatello took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Agustín Quevedo. Agustín Quevedo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 26thth minute of the game Abel Donatello who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AGT Team's Agustín Quevedo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Norberto Vazquez shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. David Rapado kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Maurinho Tavares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Agustín Quevedo. AGT Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maurinho Tavares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Altzibar Murcia made a kick off. When AGT Team's Altzibar Murcia in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PIAUÍ FC's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, AGT Team's Agustín Quevedo got control of the ball when Abel Donatello tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 59th minute, Garoa Madariaga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AGT Team fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The crowd rose to their feet as Abel Donatello kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Agustín Quevedo. That made the score 1-4 in the 65 minute of play. Agustín Quevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Donatello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute, Maurinho Tavares ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Agustín Quevedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. Abel Donatello hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Garoa Madariaga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Italo Franklin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Norberto Vazquez made a precise shot to the right of Italo Franklin. PIAUÍ FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-5. 84 minutes into the game, Maurinho Tavares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-6. Agustín Quevedo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Altzibar Murcia in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Italo Franklin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ruy Penha during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 96th minute, Ruy Penha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 97 minutes into the match, AGT Team's Norberto Vazquez broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched PIAUÍ FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.