U23 World League

Cola Fogosa
Spectators: 8458 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1945, VIP seats: 169) Feliks Dec made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Martínez Gullotta in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, Circus BAF's goal looked a bit too open when Dedê Moreno came free, but Amador Paublo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Circus BAF's Amador Paublo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jose Rayman in the 6th minute of play. Amador Paublo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Delmiro Peto in the 9th minute. In the 11thth minute of the game Luís Fábio Cunha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Charmander City's Feliks Dec was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Feliks Dec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Martínez Gullotta in the 12th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the game, Circus BAF's Luís Fábio Cunha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Feliks Dec made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Feliks Dec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Fábio Cunha in the 20th minute of the match. In the 26th minute Luís Fábio Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliks Dec saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdel Masoud Ghannouchi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dedê Moreno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Amador Paublo made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Fábio Cunha in the 34th minute of play forced Charmander City's goalkeeper Feliks Dec to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 35 minutes of play, Charmander City's Dedê Moreno made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amador Paublo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Feliks Dec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Martínez Gullotta, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute Circus BAF were awarded a corner. Abdel Masoud Ghannouchi went to the cornerflag to take it. After 42 minutes Charmander City's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Abdel Masoud Ghannouchi who took care of the corner kick. Circus BAF's Amador Paublo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Circus BAF from getting a goal against them. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Delmiro Peto made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Dedê Moreno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amador Paublo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Dedê Moreno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dedê Moreno in the 56th minute of play forced Circus BAF's goalkeeper Amador Paublo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Luís Fábio Cunha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Circus BAF's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Fábio Cunha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Feliks Dec breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Charmander City's Feliks Dec proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Charmander City from getting a goal against them. If Luís Fábio Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Feliks Dec made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Luís Fábio Cunha sent off a good shot on target. 67 minutes into the match, Dedê Moreno notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Circus BAF's Amador Paublo. Amador Paublo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Circus BAF's Abubakar Al Abdullah was substituted for Viktor Goffyn. Charmander City's Jose Arlo was substituted for Dedê Moreno. Circus BAF made a substitution. Kobe Mesmaeckers replaced Luís Fábio Cunha. Charmander City made a substitution. Jiang Zheng Shu replaced Delmiro Peto. Feliks Dec made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kobe Mesmaeckers in the 73rd minute. Amador Paublo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jose Rayman in the 75th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lautaro Martínez Gullotta in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Feliks Dec saved Charmander City from getting behind. 84 minutes into the match, Kobe Mesmaeckers dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Feliks Dec, 2-2. Amador Paublo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jiang Zheng Shu, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 2-3 became the score in the 91st minute when Kobe Mesmaeckers elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Kobe Mesmaeckers who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 95thth minute tested the skills of Feliks Dec when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The Circus BAF players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.