U23 World League

Arena Jardinópolis
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cyprian Henryk got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Naci Cabezon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Roldan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, União dos 7 FC's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Bittor came free, but Anísio Aparecido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leon Roldan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfredo Borges in the 7th minute. The audience was convinced that Juan Bittor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anísio Aparecido was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Juan Bittor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anísio Aparecido was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Leon Roldan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Damião in the 15th minute of the match. In the 15th minute, Romulo Palos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 20thth minute of the game Cyprian Henryk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but União dos 7 FC's Anísio Aparecido was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Anísio Aparecido made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romulo Palos in the 23rd minute of play. The corner led Howling Dawn U18's Luisito Pero to fire away a dangerous shot which Anísio Aparecido despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 26 minutes into the game, União dos 7 FC's Leandro Damião nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leon Roldan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Alfredo Borges's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leon Roldan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in União dos 7 FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 30th minute. Penalty! Anísio Aparecido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Astor Manilan, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romulo Palos in the 39th minute of play forced União dos 7 FC's goalkeeper Anísio Aparecido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leandro Damião hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The União dos 7 FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Howling Dawn U18 were winning 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leandro Damião to strike the kick off in the second half. Erasmo Oskarbi kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. In the 53rd minute of the match Leandro Cruz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leon Roldan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. União dos 7 FC were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Howling Dawn U18's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Leandro Cruz took the corner. When Astor Manilan came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Howling Dawn U18 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Astor Manilan couldn't finish the play. 61 minutes into the match, Howling Dawn U18's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Damião came free, but Leon Roldan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ildefonso Guter hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Anísio Aparecido made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Astor Manilan sent off a good shot on target. In the 74th minute Leandro Damião shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Roldan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 75 minutes of play, União dos 7 FC's Leandro Damião made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leon Roldan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Howling Dawn U18 made a substitution. Scott Weiland replaced Cyprian Henryk. Leon Roldan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Borges, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Scott Weiland could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Anísio Aparecido made a huge save. The supporters of Howling Dawn U18 booed when União dos 7 FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Naci Cabezon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anísio Aparecido made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baltasar Walme in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berke Topçam in the 87th minute of play forced Howling Dawn U18's goalkeeper Leon Roldan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Howling Dawn U18's Leon Roldan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Borges in the 88th minute of play. Leon Roldan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berke Topçam, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. União dos 7 FC's Anísio Aparecido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romulo Palos in the 91st minute of play. In the 94th minute of the match Leandro Cruz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leon Roldan skillfully saved the ball. The Howling Dawn U18 players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented União dos 7 FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.