U23 World League

Beira Rio
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bater Palma started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Valencia in the 11th minute of play forced CE LAJEADENSE RS's goalkeeper Harry Kane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Frank Linhares hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bater Palma in the 17th minute of play forced INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goalkeeper Alisson Goycochea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute Leo Iigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Goycochea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alisson Goycochea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bater Palma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alisson Goycochea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bater Palma in the 22nd minute of the match. Harry Kane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franklin Velloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alisson Goycochea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ye Xiang in the 27th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the game, CE LAJEADENSE RS's Ye Xiang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alisson Goycochea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fred Valencia in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Harry Kane saved CE LAJEADENSE RS from getting behind. Alisson Goycochea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ye Xiang in the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bater Palma in the 37th minute of play forced INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goalkeeper Alisson Goycochea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alisson Goycochea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Iigo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. CE LAJEADENSE RS's Harry Kane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Valencia in the 43rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, CE LAJEADENSE RS's Rodrigo Ely got a free kick in the 47th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lucas Head Son made a kick off. Harry Kane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Head Son in the 52nd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucas Head Son in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Harry Kane prevented the ball from getting in the gole. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Gerson Rezende quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jhon Arias, made in the 56th minute of the game. Udo Nigula hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 60 minutes into the game, Rodrigo Ely was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CE LAJEADENSE RS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA the free kick. Lucas Head Son fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harry Kane having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ye Xiang in the 65th minute of play forced INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goalkeeper Alisson Goycochea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jhon Arias hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Fred Valencia managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jhon Arias in the 70 minute of the game. In the 75th minute, Ye Xiang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alisson Goycochea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Harry Kane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Head Son in the 81st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas Head Son in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Harry Kane saved CE LAJEADENSE RS from getting behind. CE LAJEADENSE RS's Harry Kane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Head Son in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Gerson Rezende hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alisson Goycochea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bater Palma in the 88th minute. With a little luck, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Alisson Goycochea got control of the ball when Bater Palma tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bater Palmas short, quick shot in the 91stth minute got Alisson Goycochea to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 97 minutes into the match, CE LAJEADENSE RS's goal looked a bit too open when Franklin Velloso came free, but Harry Kane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. CE LAJEADENSE RS had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.