World League

Arena Cedro
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Benedito Paes took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience was convinced that Abram Elano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but George Buffon was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efrain Serapio in the 5th minute of play forced São José City - FSCMZ's goalkeeper George Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Waldemar Marques hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. When Benedito Paes fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored São José City - FSCMZ's protests and gave Benedito Paes a yellow card for diving instead. In the 10th minute, Benedito Paes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abram Elano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but George Buffon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. Abram Elano scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of George Buffon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21's Roger Horna got a free kick in the 15th minute. Abram Elano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without George Buffon having to interfere. George Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Elano in the 21st minute of play. The supporters of ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21 booed when São José City - FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enzo Batistuta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abram Elano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in São José City - FSCMZ's zone, Abram Elano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. George Buffon came out of the goal and Abram Elano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. George Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Elano in the 26th minute of the match. In the 29th minute ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21 were awarded a corner. Ernesto Montay went to the cornerflag to take it. Abram Elano struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. George Buffon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21. In the 37th minute, Abram Elano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in São José City - FSCMZ's zone, Abram Elano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. George Buffon came out of the goal and Abram Elano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 42 minutes into the match, Abram Elano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of George Buffon. São José City - FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abram Elano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. In the 45th minute, Abram Elano made a precise shot to the right of George Buffon. São José City - FSCMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Elano to make the kick off. George Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lin Yuan Sen in the 55th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Abram Elano made a precise shot to the right of George Buffon. São José City - FSCMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21 made a substitution. Claudio Paskal replaced Ernesto Montay. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 0-8 when Abram Elano sped through São José City - FSCMZ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of George Buffon. Claudio Paskal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 65th minute, Abram Elano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. George Buffon was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-9. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vito Bonito got free with George Buffon in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vito Bonito's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but George Buffon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. In the 76th minute, ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21's Vito Bonito dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-10. In the 81st minute, Claudio Paskal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vito Bonito in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck George Buffon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 88th minute, Claudio Paskal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 90th minute Vito Bonito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. São José City - FSCMZ's Cássio da Silva managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Roger Horna in the 91 minute of the game. 93 minutes into the match, Vito Bonito dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of George Buffon, 0-12. ⭐Ƒꭙ⭐ Idεɭcαp FC ツ u21 played a much better game than São José City - FSCMZ and deserved their victory. The São José City - FSCMZ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.