U23 World League

Arena Rei Pelé
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) SeleSantos FC's Cássio do Vale 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. Tales Siqueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anastasio Etxekopar in the 4th minute of the match. Abelardo de Moraes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. SeleSantos FC's Tales Siqueira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Medardo in the 8th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in SeleSantos FC's zone, Alfredo Urdaspal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tales Siqueira came out of the goal and Alfredo Urdaspal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 16th minute, Fernando Clis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tales Siqueira was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 19 minutes of play, Ullún's Anastasio Etxekopar made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tales Siqueira was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Ullún getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Hector Medardo hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, Cássio do Vale notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Ullún's Joel Mingo. Joel Mingo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tales Siqueira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Clis in the 34th minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, Fernando Clis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Tales Siqueira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in SeleSantos FC's zone, Alfredo Urdaspal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tales Siqueira came out of the goal and Alfredo Urdaspal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 44th match minute, SeleSantos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vânderson de Moraes to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute, Hector Medardo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tales Siqueira was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fernando Clis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Anastasio Etxekopar recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Tales Siqueira. Anastasio Etxekopar showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5. In the 53rd minute, Apolo Figueroa made a precise shot to the right of Tales Siqueira. SeleSantos FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. In the 57th minute, Ladislao Cedro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Ullún booed when SeleSantos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedrão Falcão didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to SeleSantos FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Pedrão Falcão hit a great ball. 63 minutes into the match, SeleSantos FC's goalkeeper Tales Siqueira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anastasio Etxekopar. Cássio do Vale hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Joel Mingo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cássio do Vale in the 68th minute of the match. After 72nd play minutes Fernando Clis shot 1-7, a short shot which went by Tales Siqueira and just under the crossbar into goal. Ullún's Hector Medardo got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tales Siqueira was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Apolo Figueroa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-8 in the 78 minute of play. Tales Siqueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Clis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 87 minutes, Fernando Clis took a quick shot and it went in 1-9 without a chance for Tales Siqueira to make any attempt to save it. Tales Siqueira stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fernando Clis's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Fernando Clis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tales Siqueira. That made the score 1-10 in the 94 minute of play. Ullún played a much better game than SeleSantos FC and deserved their victory. The SeleSantos FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.