U23 World League

Santo Sudário
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when David Astudillo took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Prudencio Raulo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francisco Pelagius was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Endrick Fenomeno showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Reconquistense FC's Anacleto Norino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tomás Oliveira narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lino Madeo in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomás Oliveira prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prudencio Raulo in the 18th 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. Francisco Pelagius made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Endrick Fenomeno sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 22 minutes, Prudencio Raulo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Reconquistense FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Prudencio Raulo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 25th minute, Artur Brasil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan Calvet struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Tomás Oliveira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Reconquistense FC. 34 minutes into the match, Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lino Madeo came free, but Tomás Oliveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Endrick Fenomeno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Francisco Pelagius made a huge save. Tomás Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Madeo in the 38th minute of the match. Lino Madeo'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 40th minute of play. Tomás Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Ler in the 41st minute of the match. Tomás Oliveira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lino Madeo's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Lino Madeo made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute David Astudillo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Pelagius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Lino Madeo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomás Oliveira was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Tomás Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Ler in the 56th minute of the match. Francisco Pelagius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Endrick Fenomeno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lino Madeo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Tomás Oliveira made a huge save. Jordy Sustens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Pelagius having to interfere. A nice corner shot did that Astor Ler got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tomás Oliveira quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Reconquistense FC's Francisco Pelagius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Endrick Fenomeno in the 79th minute of play. Francisco Pelagius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clóvis Toledo in the 84th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Astor Ler in the 86th 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. Iker Ugutz made a great header on Reconquistense FC's corner, it was just that Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s Tomás Oliveira managed to reach the ball for a save. Tomás Oliveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Madeo in the 90th minute of the match. After having played for 93 minutes, Isaac Asur managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Reconquistense FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isaac Asur was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Francisco Pelagius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Astudillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Reconquistense FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.