U23 World League

Arena Patrick Jane
Spectators: 8402 (Terracing: 6302, Seating: 1932, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pedro Luís Lima got the match started through his kick off. Fiz Miñano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Jean Donato tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hudson dos Santos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 7thth minute tested the skills of Jaunzuria Querendil when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Red John S.K's Inácio de Lima shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 8th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jaunzuria Querendil but with some difficulty. After 9 played minutes Rapsodas Red Devils FC got a freekick which was hit by Gorosti Raigal. 14 minutes into the match, Red John S.K's goal looked a bit too open when Gorosti Raigal came free, but Jean Donato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Moura in the 21st minute of play forced Red John S.K's goalkeeper Jean Donato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Federico Moura in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jean Donato prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Jaunzuria Querendil got control of the ball when Inácio de Lima tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jaunzuria Querendil made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Hudson dos Santos sent off a good shot on target. 30 minutes into the match, Rapsodas Red Devils FC's goalkeeper Jaunzuria Querendil had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Inácio de Lima. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pedro Luís Lima in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jaunzuria Querendil prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jaunzuria Querendil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Luís Lima, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Wanderson Braga hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 45th match minute, Rapsodas Red Devils FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fiz Miñano to maneuver through the defense. In the 48th minute, Hudson dos Santos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jaunzuria Querendil was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aaron Amarita stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Red John S.K's defense didn't have a chance, in the 53rd minute, when Gorosti Raigal scored to the left of an out of position Jean Donato, making the score, 1-1. Jean Donato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gorosti Raigal, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After 63 played minutes Rapsodas Red Devils FC got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Aznar. Jean Donato made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Aaron Amarita sent off a good shot on target. Jean Donato made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fiz Miñano in the 69th minute. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by Red John S.K's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Paulo Centenales was slow to take the kick. During this time Rapsodas Red Devils FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Paulo Centenales almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Red John S.K's Jean Donato did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luís Lima in the 83rd minute of play forced Rapsodas Red Devils FC's goalkeeper Jaunzuria Querendil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute, Erasmo Faria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Paulo Centenales shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 85th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Jean Donato but with some difficulty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gorosti Raigal in the 87th minute of play forced Red John S.K's goalkeeper Jean Donato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Jean Donato managed to avoid a goal in the 91stth minute, when Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Aaron Amarita fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Rapsodas Red Devils FC's Jaunzuria Querendil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hudson dos Santos in the 97th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Rapsodas Red Devils FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.