U23 World League

Poçilga Stadium
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alexandre Aveiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's zone, Rafal Bentkowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silvio Benino came out of the goal and Rafal Bentkowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Silvio Benino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Takis Parlapidis in the 7th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Feios Porcos E Maus's goal looked a bit too open when Arnoldo Garin came free, but Antero Linhares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Antero Linhares came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Arnoldo Garin. But to his dismay, Arnoldo Garin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Alexandre Aveiro hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Antero Linhares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnoldo Garin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Silvio Benino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Aveiro in the 31st minute of play. Heitor Rodrigues was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 33 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute, Eugenio Peio sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Feios Porcos E Maus's Antero Linhares didn't even have to move. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Aveiro in the 37th minute of play forced C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's goalkeeper Silvio Benino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Silvio Benino got control of the ball when Takis Parlapidis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Silvio Benino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandre Aveiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Feios Porcos E Maus's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tomé Simões in the 45th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tadeo Asier to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Feios Porcos E Maus's Takis Parlapidis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silvio Benino narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Silvio Benino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takis Parlapidis in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute, Rafal Bentkowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadeo Asier in the 62nd minute of play forced Feios Porcos E Maus's goalkeeper Antero Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandre Aveiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Silvio Benino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Tomas Gabirel was substituted for Rodolfo Enaut. Alexandre Aveiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's Silvio Benino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Takis Parlapidis in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadeo Asier in the 82nd minute of play forced Feios Porcos E Maus's goalkeeper Antero Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baltasar Caneira kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Antero Linhares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeo Asier in the 89th minute of the match. Silvio Benino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristóvão Telinhos in the 91st minute of play. In the 94th minute, Paulo Argi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. C.A.Ituzaingo Ψ's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.