U23 World League

Arena Ximbocú
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Filomeno Hodei started the match with the kick off. Vânderson Esteves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filomeno Hodei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baldomero Asteri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinei Tande, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Vânderson Esteves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elpidio Jorrin in the 12th minute of the match. Despidida AFC's Baldomero Asteri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Nunes in the 14th minute of play. When Roberto Herensuge fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Despidida AFC's protests and gave Roberto Herensuge a yellow card for diving instead. Roberto Herensuge kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Baldomero Asteri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Nunes, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 23 minutes into the match, Gustavo Nunes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Baldomero Asteri. Despidida AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gustavo Nunes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Baldomero Asteri was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Gustavo Mendonça capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gustavo Mendonça really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Lobo Guará's Vânderson Esteves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Hodei in the 30th minute of play. Baldomero Asteri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Nunes in the 32nd minute of play. Baldomero Asteri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Nunes in the 36th minute of play. Gustavo Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baldomero Asteri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Mendonça in the 43rd minute of play. Baldomero Asteri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Vânderson Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albino Argider in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute Elpidio Jorrin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vânderson Esteves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gustavo Mendonça made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Lobo Guará's Gustavo Mendonça got a free kick in the 50th minute. Baldomero Asteri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinei Tande, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gustavo Nunes during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gustavo Nunes kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Filomeno Hodei sped through Lobo Guará's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vânderson Esteves. Gustavo Mendonça fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomero Asteri having to interfere. With a little luck, Lobo Guará's Vânderson Esteves got control of the ball when Filomeno Hodei tried to sneak it across the goal line. Baldomero Asteri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Claudinei Tande's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. A collision led to Despidida AFC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Gabriel Gervaso hit a great ball. Lobo Guará's Artur Branco was substituted for Albertinho Leite. The supporters of Lobo Guará booed when Despidida AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Gervaso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonel Maureo kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. After having played for 75 minutes, Kauan Salgado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lobo Guará's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kauan Salgado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Despidida AFC's Baldomero Asteri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Mendonça in the 81st minute of play. In the 81st minute, Despidida AFC's Roberto Herensuge seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Roberto Herensuge the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Despidida AFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Roberto Herensuge had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Baldomero Asteri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinei Tande, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Gustavo Nunes might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Baldomero Asteri. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustavo Nunes ran back to his position shaking his head. Vânderson Esteves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albino Argider, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lobo Guará's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.