U23 World League

Arena Rocket Start
Spectators: 7505 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Naldo Machado made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Efrain Bernaldo got free with Pedro Luís Menegatti in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Naldo Machado kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Canarinho Atordoado's goal looked a bit too open when Cleto Lizbeth came free, but Pedro Luís Menegatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Efrain Bernaldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Pedro Luís Menegatti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Henri Martins might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cornelio Abadie. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Henri Martins ran back to his position shaking his head. Cornelio Abadie didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Naldo Machado went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Canarinho Atordoado's Pedro Luís Menegatti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cleto Lizbeth in the 16th minute of play. Pedro Luís Menegatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cleto Lizbeth, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Efrain Bernaldo got free with Pedro Luís Menegatti in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Luís Menegatti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cleto Lizbeth in the 35th minute of play. Pedro Luís Menegatti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cleto Lizbeth in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Lizbeth in the 38th minute of play forced Canarinho Atordoado's goalkeeper Pedro Luís Menegatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Canarinho Atordoado's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Cleto Lizbeth 43 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. 46 minutes into the game, LA InDuStRiA INC's Cleto Lizbeth nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Luís Menegatti made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cleto Lizbeth made a kick off. Tiago Gabriel Luz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Cornelio Abadie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hermengildo Izotz charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hermengildo Izotz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 52nd match minute, LA InDuStRiA INC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermengildo Izotz to maneuver through the defense. Gregorio Evis took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pedro Luís Menegatti. Canarinho Atordoado's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Cornelio Abadie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henri Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 60th match minute, Canarinho Atordoado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiago Gabriel Luz to maneuver through the defense. Cornelio Abadie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiago Gabriel Luz in the 62nd minute of the match. A collision led to LA InDuStRiA INC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Gregorio Evis hit a great ball. Cornelio Abadie made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Naldo Machado sent off a good shot on target. 67 minutes into the match, Canarinho Atordoado's Henri Martins sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cornelio Abadie narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 69th play minute Naldo Machado came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Cornelio Abadie. 3-2. Pedro Luís Menegatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blas Eron in the 79th minute of the match. A collision led to Canarinho Atordoado getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Robinho Perez hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Lizbeth in the 82nd minute of play forced Canarinho Atordoado's goalkeeper Pedro Luís Menegatti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cornelio Abadie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiago Gabriel Luz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. LA InDuStRiA INC's Cornelio Abadie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henri Martins in the 93rd minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Canarinho Atordoado players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for LA InDuStRiA INC.