U23 World League

Arena Superstar
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Teodoro Souza started the match with the kick off. Roman Frisco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Sergipano, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute Melquiades Silban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Mineiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, Americo Transito notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SUPERSTAR - DMZ's Rafael Mineiro. Rafael Mineiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 12 minutes into the match, SUPERSTAR - DMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Cayetano Jerico came free, but Rafael Mineiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnaldo de Amorim charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arnaldo de Amorim the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Cayetano Jerico managed to get in a good position for a shot. Black Dog F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Cayetano Jerico was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Mineiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Edgar Guerra kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. After 22 minutes of play, Black Dog F.C.'s Cayetano Jerico made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafael Mineiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the SUPERSTAR - DMZ defense, Melquiades Silban kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rafael Mineiro. The SUPERSTAR - DMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rafael Mineiro should have stopped the shot. 31 minutes into the match, Americo Transito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafael Mineiro. SUPERSTAR - DMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Americo Transito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. SUPERSTAR - DMZ's Rafael Mineiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cayetano Jerico in the 35th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Igor Domiku in the 38th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by SUPERSTAR - DMZ's Edgar Guerra. 47 minutes into the game, Edgar Guerra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SUPERSTAR - DMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Black Dog F.C. the free kick. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cayetano Jerico stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, SUPERSTAR - DMZ's Rafael Mineiro got control of the ball when Moises Edwardo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Americo Transito's late challenge caught a SUPERSTAR - DMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Americo Transito helped the player get up and apologised. Americo Transito hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Rafael Mineiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Melquiades Silban in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Melquiades Silban left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Black Dog F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. 70 minutes into the match, SUPERSTAR - DMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Cayetano Jerico came free, but Rafael Mineiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafael Mineiro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cayetano Jerico showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 71 minute of play. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Cayetano Jerico took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Rafael Mineiro to make any attempt to save it. SUPERSTAR - DMZ's Rafael Mineiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save SUPERSTAR - DMZ from getting a goal against them. Rafael Mineiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cayetano Jerico in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th match minute, SUPERSTAR - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaldo de Amorim to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes into the match, Melquiades Silban dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rafael Mineiro, 0-10. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Anier Vasco took a quick shot and it went in 0-11 without a chance for Rafael Mineiro to make any attempt to save it. 89 minutes into the match, Moises Edwardo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafael Mineiro. SUPERSTAR - DMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Moises Edwardo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-12. 94 minutes into the match, SUPERSTAR - DMZ's goalkeeper Rafael Mineiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anier Vasco. In the 95th minute Americo Transito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Mineiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SUPERSTAR - DMZ's Rafael Mineiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 98th minute of the match, managed to save SUPERSTAR - DMZ from getting a goal against them.