U23 World League

Estadio Antonio Rios
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Hélder Severo made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Horacio Iztal sent off a good shot on target. When Nelsinho Cunha came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the São José City - FSCMZ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nelsinho Cunha couldn't finish the play. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gloria Verdinegra AFC's goalkeeper Jimeno Rami, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of São José City - FSCMZ booed when Gloria Verdinegra AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnoldo Ler didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Eulalio Berasko fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gloria Verdinegra AFC's protests and gave Eulalio Berasko a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of São José City - FSCMZ booed when Gloria Verdinegra AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eulalio Berasko didn't get a good kick on the ball. São José City - FSCMZ's Hélder Severo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eulalio Berasko in the 37th minute of play. Edgar Cavalcante hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. If Horacio Iztal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hélder Severo made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Horacio Iztal sent off a good shot on target. After 46 minutes, Horacio Iztal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gloria Verdinegra AFC and the São José City - FSCMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roger Costa to make the kick off. When Samuel Intxixu fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gloria Verdinegra AFC's protests and gave Samuel Intxixu a yellow card for diving instead. After 50 played minutes Gloria Verdinegra AFC got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Intxixu. The long shot by Luiz Paulo Leão in the 51st minute really tested Jimeno Rami's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 57th minute, Moisés Montenegro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hélder Severo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eulalio Berasko in the 65th minute of the match. Roger Costa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Jimeno Rami made a huge save. In the 72nd minute, Luiz Paulo Leão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Horacio Iztal got his second yellow card in the match during the 74th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of São José City - FSCMZ booed when Gloria Verdinegra AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horacio Iztal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jimeno Rami made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nelsinho Cunha in the 83rd minute. In the 87th minute Gloria Verdinegra AFC were awarded a corner. Eulalio Berasko went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Eulalio Berasko almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but São José City - FSCMZ's Hélder Severo did a great save. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Gloria Verdinegra AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while São José City - FSCMZ had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.