U23 World League

Cola Fogosa
Spectators: 8458 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1945, VIP seats: 169) Delmiro Peto started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute Nelson Wright 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. Feliks Dec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nelson Wright in the 3rd minute of the match. Charmander City's Delmiro Peto got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zheng Chao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dedê Moreno, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. The Obscurials's Zheng Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dedê Moreno in the 8th minute of play. Zheng Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dedê Moreno in the 13th minute of play. After 14 minutes The Obscurials's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Daniel Roth who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Daniel Roth got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Zheng Chao quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Feliks Dec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Ribeiro in the 18th minute of the match. Benigno Qwinton made in the 19th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by The Obscurials's Edelmiro Mateo. Feliks Dec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Charmander City's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Ribeiro came free, but Feliks Dec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Charmander City's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Ribeiro came free, but Feliks Dec reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to The Obscurials getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Anders Westerstrand hit a great ball. Charmander City's Feliks Dec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 35th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Charmander City's zone, Adriano Ribeiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Feliks Dec came out of the goal and Adriano Ribeiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Feliks Dec showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Ribeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The supporters of Charmander City booed when The Obscurials was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nelson Wright didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Dedê Moreno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Anders Westerstrand fell near the penalty area in the 48th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Obscurials's protests and gave Anders Westerstrand a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, The Obscurials's Anders Westerstrand got a free kick in the 48th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Anders Westerstrand made the kick off in the second half. The Obscurials's Zheng Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmiro Peto in the 61st minute of play. Zheng Chao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dedê Moreno, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 64th minute of the match Charmander City got a corner. The Obscurials's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Roth ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 69th minute, Matias Ginter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Obscurials made a substitution. Angelo Eiró replaced Cliff Rowden. The Obscurials's Zheng Chao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiang Zheng Shu in the 72nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jiang Zheng Shu in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zheng Chao prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 72nd minute, Jose Arlo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Charmander City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Jose Arlo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Zheng Chao tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Feliks Dec was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Anders Westerstrand showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 78 minute of play. Feliks Dec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lawrance Grandison in the 82nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiang Zheng Shu in the 83rd minute of play forced The Obscurials's goalkeeper Zheng Chao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Jose Arlo notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of The Obscurials's Zheng Chao. Zheng Chao was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Carlos Izquierdoz hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Zheng Chao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jiang Zheng Shu in the 96th minute of play. After a rather tough play, The Obscurials's Stig Sandström got a free kick in the 96th minute. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.