U23 World League

Nueva Roma
Spectators: 7777 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) Guillermo Barros Schelloto made the kick off and thus started the match. After 5 minutes of play, Lengua de Lobo's Guillermo Barros Schelloto made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jefferson Souza was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Lengua de Lobo booed when Breguete FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudinei Mesquita didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jefferson Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Farias in the 10th minute of the match. Agustin Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murilo Godoi, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Murilo Godoi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Agustin Rossi. Lengua de Lobo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Murilo Godoi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After having played for 19 minutes, Roberto Toledo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Breguete FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roberto Toledo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jefferson Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Farias, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute, Ciro Farias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ciro Farias during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ciro Farias kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Jefferson Souza didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 34th minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. After 42 minutes, Nicolas Burdisso mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lengua de Lobo and the Breguete FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Lengua de Lobo getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Nicolas Burdisso hit a great ball. 47 minutes into the match, Ciro Farias dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jefferson Souza, 3-1. 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 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Murilo Godoi made a kick off. During the 57th minute of the match Ciro Farias completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ciro Farias a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Breguete FC booed when Lengua de Lobo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciro Farias didn't get a good kick on the ball. Claudinei Mesquita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Martin-Daniel Palermo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lengua de Lobo's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin-Daniel Palermo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jefferson Souza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 67 minutes into the match, Lengua de Lobo's Martin-Daniel Palermo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jefferson Souza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamim Rezende in the 70th minute of play forced Lengua de Lobo's goalkeeper Agustin Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 74 played minutes Breguete FC got a freekick which was hit by Roberto Toledo. Benjamim Rezende sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Lengua de Lobo fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when Lengua de Lobo's Martin-Daniel Palermo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Filipe Dias during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Filipe Dias kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After 90 played minutes, Lengua de Lobo's Martin-Daniel Palermo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jefferson Souza came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Lengua de Lobo reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin-Daniel Palermo in the 95th minute of play forced Breguete FC's goalkeeper Jefferson Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, Lengua de Lobo could leave the field as winners, despite Breguete FC having more of the ball for most of the match.