U23 World League

Wamba Arena
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Rosendo Argi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Naldo Mello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Albano Luke's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Naldo Mello was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. In the 15th minute, Rodrigo Peruxu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tiburones Rojos were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after Wambalamba FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Norberto Jerico took the corner. Renan Guimarães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dinei Goiano in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fanis Bakosis saved Tiburones Rojos from getting behind. Dinei Goianos short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Fanis Bakosis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Naldo Mello came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Tiburones Rojos's Sixto Tristan. But to his dismay, Sixto Tristan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. When Rodrigo Peruxu came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Tiburones Rojos 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 Rodrigo Peruxu couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albano Luke in the 44th minute of play forced Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper Naldo Mello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wambalamba FC's Naldo Mello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Peruxu in the 46th minute of play. After 47 minutes, Albano Luke mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tiburones Rojos and the Wambalamba FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Albano Luke hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

Leonel Couto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fanis Bakosis having to interfere. 60 minutes into the match, Wambalamba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Albano Luke came free, but Naldo Mello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Gerardo Ederono hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the match, Wambalamba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Albano Luke came free, but Naldo Mello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Dinei Goiano came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Wambalamba FC 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 Dinei Goiano couldn't finish the play. In the 68th minute, Rosendo Argi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 73 minutes into the game, Tiago Gabriel Fernandez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Wambalamba FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tiburones Rojos the free kick. A collision led to Wambalamba FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Tiago Gabriel Fernandez hit a great ball. After having played for 75 minutes, Rosendo Argi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tiburones Rojos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rosendo Argi 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 77th minute, Rosendo Argi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Albano Luke received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Naldo Mello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albano Luke in the 83rd minute of play forced Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper Naldo Mello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rosendo Argi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Naldo Mello having to interfere. Tiburones Rojos made a substitution. Feliberto Argina replaced Albano Luke. Tiburones Rojos made a substitution. Teofilo Venceslao replaced Sixto Tristan. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Tiburones Rojos eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.