U23 World League

Abel Pasqualini 4eve
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Sporting Clube Patrício's Miguel Santiago started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Almiro Setúbal made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Ciriaco Gaizkine sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the C. A. Potrero defense, Yuri Gaspar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Justo Dunixi. The C. A. Potrero fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Justo Dunixi should have stopped the shot. Gregorio Benat hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. A collision led to C. A. Potrero getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Ciriaco Gaizkine hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, C. A. Potrero's Gregorio Benat got a free kick in the 25th minute. Almiro Setúbal was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ciriaco Gaizkine showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 27 minute of play. With a little luck, Sporting Clube Patrício's Almiro Setúbal got control of the ball when Honorato Normando tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ciriaco Gaizkine got free with Almiro Setúbal in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Almiro Setúbal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ciriaco Gaizkine's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Sporting Clube Patrício's Jarbas Fontoura got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ciriaco Gaizkine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Almiro Setúbal having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Sporting Clube Patrício's goalkeeper Almiro Setúbal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Honorato Normando. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Ciriaco Gaizkine made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to C. A. Potrero getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Celedonio Lekubegi hit a great ball. A collision led to Sporting Clube Patrício getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Cristiano Garcia hit a great ball. In the 55th minute of the match Camilo Tabor shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Almiro Setúbal showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 56 minutes into the game, Rúben Dantas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Clube Patrício's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C. A. Potrero the free kick. The supporters of C. A. Potrero booed when Sporting Clube Patrício was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rúben Dantas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Egídio Trindade kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, C. A. Potrero's Santiago Izotz tried to score from far away in the 60th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Justo Dunixi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jarbas Fontoura in the 63rd minute of play. Sporting Clube Patrício's Almiro Setúbal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciriaco Gaizkine in the 64th minute of play. In the 65th minute Honorato Normando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Almiro Setúbal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jarbas Fontoura hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Ciriaco Gaizkine blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Almiro Setúbal having to make a save. 80 minutes in the game David Madeira did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Yuri Gaspar. Justo Dunixi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Yuri Gaspar showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 81 minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, C. A. Potrero's goalkeeper Justo Dunixi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jiang Gang. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Santiago in the 88th minute of play forced C. A. Potrero's goalkeeper Justo Dunixi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, C. A. Potrero's Severiano Lluterio got a free kick in the 89th minute. After a rather tough play, C. A. Potrero's Camilo Tabor got a free kick in the 91st minute.