U23 World League

Pikachuzim Arena
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Francisco Sesma got the match started through his kick off. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® were furious when Galeno Cortiguera was red carded, 7 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 6th minute, one of E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®:s Oliviero Vados showed great skill when he stopped Cristian Bittencourt:s penalty. After a rather tough play, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Brun Vela got a free kick in the 11th minute. After 14 played minutes E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® got a freekick which was hit by Txomin Zaldierna. In the 19th minute, Ulisses Teixeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute Txomin Zaldierna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Luiz Matorin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute Jaime Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oliviero Vados saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jairo Taramona hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, AS Pikachuzim's Cristian Bittencourt dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Jurgi Perma kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Cristian Bittencourt notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Oliviero Vados. Oliviero Vados was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Oliviero Vados was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristian Bittencourt showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 41 minute of play. After having played for 44 minutes, Vito Batista managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AS Pikachuzim's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vito Batista was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Oliviero Vados got control of the ball when Cristian Bittencourt tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, AS Pikachuzim's Oliviero Vados threw himself towards the right post 47 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vito Batista, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 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 3-0.

The wind increased when Cristian Bittencourt made the kick off in the second half. Jurgi Perma hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute, Cristian Bittencourt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AS Pikachuzim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 61st minute Cristian Bittencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oliviero Vados saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® defense, Vito Batista kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Oliviero Vados. The E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Oliviero Vados should have stopped the shot. Oliviero Vados took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Bittencourt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vito Batista in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oliviero Vados prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 71st minute, Vito Batista ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oliviero Vados was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Bittencourt in the 77th minute of play forced E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Oliviero Vados to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oliviero Vados showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vito Batista in the 78th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the game, Cristian Bittencourt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Oliviero Vados was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 95 minutes into the match, Cristian Bittencourt notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Oliviero Vados. Oliviero Vados was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. AS Pikachuzim's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.