U23 World League

S.S. Karaboudjan
Spectators: 7560 (Terracing: 5671, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luizão Peixoto got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes Guns And Roses got a freekick which was hit by Ildefonso Totakoxe. In the 6th minute, Wilton de Amaral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Karaboudjan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Leo Paskal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laerte Coutinho in the 9th minute of the match. Karaboudjan's Jefferson do Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelito Demaria in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Luizão Peixoto notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Guns And Roses's Leo Paskal. Leo Paskal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 16th match minute, Guns And Roses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremy Bentham to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Guns And Roses getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Ildefonso Totakoxe hit a great ball. In the 20th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Luizão Peixoto hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. In the 23rd match minute, Guns And Roses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremy Bentham to maneuver through the defense. When Luizão Peixoto came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Karaboudjan fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Luizão Peixoto couldn't finish the play. In the 32nd minute, Nicasio Belmiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Guns And Roses fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Marcel Dantas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jefferson do Vale having to interfere. With a little luck, Guns And Roses's Leo Paskal got control of the ball when Luizão Peixoto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicasio Belmiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karaboudjan's Jefferson do Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel Dantas in the 42nd minute of play. After 45 played minutes Karaboudjan got a freekick which was hit by Evaristo Tolino. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Guns And Roses made a substitution. Cristo Gau replaced Serafino Quinto. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nicasio Belmiro to make the kick off. If Laerte Coutinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leo Paskal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antony Donnelly in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilton de Amaral in the 63rd minute of play forced Guns And Roses's goalkeeper Leo Paskal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guns And Roses's Leo Paskal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luizão Peixoto in the 74th minute of play. Jefferson do Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristo Gau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luizão Peixoto took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leo Paskal. Leo Paskal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcel Dantas got free with Jefferson do Vale in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leo Paskal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laerte Coutinho in the 86th minute of the match. In the 87th minute Luizão Peixoto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Paskal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karaboudjan's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.