U23 World League

Andres Memorial
Spectators: 7402 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 130) Bernd Goldsche started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 4 played minutes Academia Militar MZ got a freekick which was hit by Gilvan Cabral. After 7 played minutes San Fernando Eagles got a freekick which was hit by Domingo Peron. When Academia Militar MZ's Bernd Goldsche in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye San Fernando Eagles's goalie prevented a goal. After 15 played minutes Academia Militar MZ got a freekick which was hit by Arí Pitta. Diamantino Magalhães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Casimiro Ayala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Genílson França got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 23rd minute, Bernd Goldsche ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabricio Nahia was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Fabricio Nahia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernd Goldsche in the 26th minute of the match. Diamantino Magalhães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Casimiro Ayala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. San Fernando Eagles's Domingo Peron suffered a sore thigh after 29 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 29 minutes, Arí Pitta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Academia Militar MZ and the San Fernando Eagles players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of San Fernando Eagles booed when Academia Militar MZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arí Pitta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Genílson França sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Bernd Goldsche's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabricio Nahia was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Academia Militar MZ's Genílson França got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Casimiro Ayala to make the kick off. Academia Militar MZ's Diamantino Magalhães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonides Lidon in the 52nd minute of play. Fabricio Nahia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernd Goldsche in the 57th minute of the match. 61 minutes into the match, Academia Militar MZ's Bernd Goldsche sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fabricio Nahia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 64thth minute of the game Bernd Goldsche who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but San Fernando Eagles's Fabricio Nahia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernd Goldsche in the 66th minute of play forced San Fernando Eagles's goalkeeper Fabricio Nahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonides Lidon kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Diamantino Magalhães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vicente Sol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Bernd Goldsche came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Academia Militar MZ 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 Bernd Goldsche couldn't finish the play. Academia Militar MZ's Diamantino Magalhães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josué Eagles in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute Leonides Lidon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diamantino Magalhães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Bernd Goldsche kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fabricio Nahia. That made the score 0-3 in the 83 minute of play. Fabricio Nahia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Genílson França in the 87th minute. After 89 played minutes Academia Militar MZ got a freekick which was hit by Bernd Goldsche. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Casimiro Ayala in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Diamantino Magalhães prevented the ball from getting in the gole. San Fernando Eagles's Rodrigo Lartaun got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josué Eagles in the 96th minute of play forced Academia Militar MZ's goalkeeper Diamantino Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Academia Militar MZ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.