U23 World League

Thousand Sunny
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Salvator Sala took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Selçuk Demirtaş got free with Jacinto Rocha in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 8 minutes, Paulo Olmedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. One Piece FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Olmedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ederono Eibar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Scarlet Speedster's Jacinto Rocha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Scarlet Speedster from getting a goal against them. Oscar Villatoro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Jacinto Rocha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jacinto Rocha was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Oscar Villatoro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 23 minute of play. Scarlet Speedster's Jacinto Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Rivera in the 26th minute of play. One Piece FC were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after Scarlet Speedster's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ederono Eibar took the corner. One Piece FC's Ederono Eibar was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jacinto Rocha in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Valladares in the 31st minute of play forced One Piece FC's goalkeeper David Raya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacinto Rocha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Selçuk Demirtaş in the 33rd minute of the match. Cordeara Sanjuan's late challenge caught a Scarlet Speedster's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cordeara Sanjuan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 41st minute, Cordeara Sanjuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. One Piece FC's David Raya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Di Maria in the 44th minute of play. After 47 played minutes Scarlet Speedster got a freekick which was hit by Mané da Costa. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Enrique Valladares was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Enrique Valladares could shoot a difficult shot in the 51st minute, which David Raya however easily saved by the left post. When Célio Nóbrega fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Scarlet Speedster's protests and gave Célio Nóbrega a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of One Piece FC booed when Scarlet Speedster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Célio Nóbrega didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 54th minute Salvator Sala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Rocha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Scarlet Speedster's Mané da Costa got a free kick in the 55th minute. Scarlet Speedster's Jacinto Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Rivera in the 56th minute of play. When Paulo Olmedo fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored One Piece FC's protests and gave Paulo Olmedo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to One Piece FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Paulo Olmedo hit a great ball. Scarlet Speedster made a substitution. Cristóvão Nascimento replaced Jânio Martins. A collision led to One Piece FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Paulo Olmedo hit a great ball. Enrique Valladares's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute, David Raya skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 66 played minutes One Piece FC got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Olmedo. David Raya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Weeke in the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Weeke in the 70th minute of play forced One Piece FC's goalkeeper David Raya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacinto Rocha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Selçuk Demirtaş in the 73rd minute of play. Scarlet Speedster's Jacinto Rocha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emiliano Rivera in the 74th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Scarlet Speedster's Mané da Costa got a free kick in the 76th minute. John Weeke received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. David Raya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Scarlet Speedster booed when One Piece FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cordeara Sanjuan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Scarlet Speedster's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by John Weeke in the 90th minute. The corner led Scarlet Speedster's Célio Nóbrega to fire away a dangerous shot which David Raya despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. John Weeke recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. David Raya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from John Weeke in the 95th minute of the match.