U23 World League

Estadio Antonio Rios
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Horacio Iztal got the match started through his kick off. Bruno Donato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eulalio Berasko, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Horacio Iztal came free with the goalkeeper in the 15th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Bruno Donato could save by the left post. Leonardo Capixaba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jimeno Rami having to interfere. A collision led to Umbrella Corporation getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Leonardo Neves hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Gloria Verdinegra AFC's zone, Ian Gonçalves stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jimeno Rami came out of the goal and Ian Gonçalves tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bruno Donato made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anibal Unai in the 26th minute. Eulalio Berasko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 35 minutes into the game, Gloria Verdinegra AFC's Eulalio Berasko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bruno Donato made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Gloria Verdinegra AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Horacio Iztal in the 39th minute. The corner led Gloria Verdinegra AFC's Horacio Iztal to fire away a dangerous shot which Bruno Donato despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Umbrella Corporation's Bruno Donato proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Umbrella Corporation from getting a goal against them.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ian Gonçalves was the one to do the kick off. Leonardo Capixaba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Jimeno Rami tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 55th minute, Alessandro Macedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th minute of the match Horacio Iztal sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bruno Donato skillfully saved the ball. In the 58th minute, Arnoldo Ler left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gloria Verdinegra AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Horacio Iztal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Donato having to interfere. If Horacio Iztal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnoldo Ler scored 3-0 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bruno Donato, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Arnoldo Ler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Donato having to interfere. Eulalio Berasko 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. When Eulalio Berasko came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Gloria Verdinegra AFC 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 Eulalio Berasko couldn't finish the play. Arnoldo Ler recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Umbrella Corporation's goalkeeper Bruno Donato, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 90 minutes into the match, Umbrella Corporation's goal looked a bit too open when Horacio Iztal came free, but Bruno Donato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruno Donato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horacio Iztal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Gloria Verdinegra AFC's Horacio Iztal in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Umbrella Corporation's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Umbrella Corporation's Leonardo Neves got a free kick in the 96th minute. Gloria Verdinegra AFC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.