U23 World League

Battle of death
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luiz Paulo Albuquerque started the match with the kick off. Sergio Gutierrez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edson Mendonça in the 4th minute of play. Rony Neiva hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diómedes Rodriguez in the 12th minute of play forced America Futebol Clube SP's goalkeeper Gonçalo de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sergio Gutierrez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renatinho de Castro in the 15th minute of the match. A collision led to ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Alejandro Muñoz hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the match, America Futebol Clube SP's goalkeeper Gonçalo de Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Ramos. After 27 played minutes America Futebol Clube SP got a freekick which was hit by Nilton Sanches. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calito Garcia in the 30th minute of play forced America Futebol Clube SP's goalkeeper Gonçalo de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edson Mendonça in the 32nd minute of play forced ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Sergio Gutierrez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 played minutes America Futebol Clube SP got a freekick which was hit by Nilton Sanches. A hard shot 40 in the game by Totín De Leon from a close distance when the talented Gonçalo de Amorim managed to make a qualified save. America Futebol Clube SP's players were relieved. In the 41st minute Edson Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Gutierrez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Edson Mendonça's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergio Gutierrez was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Diómedes Rodriguez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gonçalo de Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Ramos in the 51st minute of the match. A collision led to America Futebol Clube SP getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Rony Neiva hit a great ball. Diómedes Rodriguez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonçalo de Amorim having to interfere. Nilton Sanches hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. 57 minutes into the game, Nilton Sanches was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. America Futebol Clube SP's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ the free kick. Diómedes Rodriguez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonçalo de Amorim having to interfere. After 59 played minutes America Futebol Clube SP got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Paulo Albuquerque. Gonçalo de Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diómedes Rodriguez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gonçalo de Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Ramos in the 62nd minute of the match. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Sergio Gutierrez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Paulo Albuquerque in the 63rd minute of play. Gonçalo de Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Ramos in the 68th minute of the match. Rodriguinho Varela kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Totín De Leon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Ramos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 82 played minutes America Futebol Clube SP got a freekick which was hit by Nilton Sanches. 84 minutes into the match, America Futebol Clube SP's goal looked a bit too open when José Ramos came free, but Gonçalo de Amorim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sergio Gutierrez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Paulo Albuquerque, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the match, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Paulo Albuquerque came free, but Sergio Gutierrez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Calito Garcia got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.