U23 World League

Monumento Sports
Spectators: 7669 (Terracing: 5752, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Toninho Arruda took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Márcio Nunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute, Endrick Fenomeno got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Toninho Arruda's late challenge caught a Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Toninho Arruda helped the player get up and apologised. In the 7th minute, Toninho Arruda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Casa Real de Savóia F.C. defense, Joel Lopes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomás Oliveira. The Casa Real de Savóia F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomás Oliveira should have stopped the shot. 19 minutes into the match, Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Toninho Arruda came free, but Tomás Oliveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Monumento Sports getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Albertinho Barros hit a great ball. Joel Lopes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tomás Oliveira read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. After 25 played minutes Monumento Sports got a freekick which was hit by Kosta Kent. Narciso Machado kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cooper Feito during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Casa Real de Savóia F.C. getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Cooper Feito hit a great ball. Endrick Fenomeno took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Natanael Sena. Natanael Sena dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Natanael Sena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from David Astudillo went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David Astudillo to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Endrick Fenomeno got free with Natanael Sena in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 53 minutes into the match, Monumento Sports's Toninho Arruda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tomás Oliveira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Monumento Sports booed when Casa Real de Savóia F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jordy Sustens didn't get a good kick on the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Monumento Sports's goalkeeper Natanael Sena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Endrick Fenomeno. A hard shot 66 in the game by David Astudillo from a close distance when the talented Natanael Sena managed to make a qualified save. Monumento Sports's players were relieved. David Astudillos short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Natanael Sena to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A hard shot 66 in the game by David Astudillo from a close distance when the talented Natanael Sena managed to make a qualified save. Monumento Sports's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Lopes in the 69th minute of play forced Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s goalkeeper Tomás Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomás Oliveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toninho Arruda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that David Astudillo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Natanael Sena was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. In the 86th minute, David Astudillo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Casa Real de Savóia F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. David Astudillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Natanael Sena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 91 minutes into the match, Monumento Sports's goalkeeper Natanael Sena had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Astudillo. In the 94th minute of the match Lino Saldanha sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tomás Oliveira skillfully saved the ball.