U23 World League

Arena Barcellos
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chu Liang Ping made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Santos FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Milton Heath hit a great ball. Jim Mitchell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Toscano, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Jim Mitchell didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chu Liang Ping went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Dedê Vaz's late challenge caught a Santos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dedê Vaz helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Barcellos Mineiro FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Dedê Vaz hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, Barcellos Mineiro FC's Giuseppe Camargo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jim Mitchell narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Chu Liang Ping kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Jim Mitchell was a little too slow when Chu Liang Ping got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 3-0. Rusty Little made in the 25th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Jamar Burton. 26 minutes in the game Jamar Maxwell did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Benito Hyde. Jamar Maxwell made in the 27th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Jamar Burton. In the 34th minute, Carlinhos Bertassi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jamar Maxwell made in the 40th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jamar Burton immediately put the ball in play. In the 45th minute Barcellos Mineiro FC were awarded a corner. Giuseppe Camargo went to the cornerflag to take it. Manuel Antunes made a great header on Barcellos Mineiro FC's corner, it was just that Santos FC's Jim Mitchell managed to reach the ball for a save. Barcellos Mineiro FC's Chu Liang Ping got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Milton Heath to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Barcellos Mineiro FC's Caetano Toscano got a free kick in the 56th minute. Sandy Fumarola's late challenge caught a Santos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sandy Fumarola helped the player get up and apologised. Rusty Little took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 58th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Waldir Peres. Barcellos Mineiro FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, Barcellos Mineiro FC's Chu Liang Ping nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jim Mitchell made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Barcellos Mineiro FC's Galo Mineiro was substituted for Carlinhos Bertassi. A collision led to Santos FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Leon Burr hit a great ball. Barcellos Mineiro FC made a substitution. Eriberto Vidal replaced Caetano Toscano. When Barcellos Mineiro FC's Chu Liang Ping in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santos FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Chu Liang Ping's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jim Mitchell was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. In the 75th minute Barcellos Mineiro FC were awarded a corner. Giuseppe Camargo went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Giuseppe Camargo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jim Mitchell quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Jim Mitchell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chu Liang Ping, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Jim Mitchell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto Vidal in the 89th minute of play. 93 minutes into the game, Barcellos Mineiro FC's Chu Liang Ping nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jim Mitchell made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0.