U23 World League

Arena SAU.
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cipriano Kemen got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Alberto Abechuco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pancha Futbol Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jurassic Monsters SA the free kick. In the 4th minute, Alberto Abechuco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Jurassic Monsters SA! Jurassic Monsters SA:s Denílson Azevedo showed great skill when he stopped Cipriano Kemen:s penalty. In the 14th minute, Josué Penha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jurassic Monsters SA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Natã Carioca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute Josué Penha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florentino Elazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute of the match Jurassic Monsters SA got a corner. Pancha Futbol Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aírton Bezerra ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Jurassic Monsters SA's Natã Carioca getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 37th minute, Gualterio Min hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Florentino Elazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josué Penha, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. When Jurassic Monsters SA's Josué Penha in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pancha Futbol Club's goalie prevented a goal. In the 41st minute Jurassic Monsters SA were awarded a corner. Aírton Bezerra went to the cornerflag to take it. Josué Penha struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Florentino Elazar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jurassic Monsters SA. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Josué Penha made the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute, Josué Penha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Florentino Elazar was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Florentino Elazar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Josué Penha's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. A nice corner shot did that Aírton Bezerra got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Florentino Elazar quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 71 minutes into the match, Josué Penha notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Pancha Futbol Club's Florentino Elazar. Florentino Elazar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Pancha Futbol Club's zone, Sebastião Salgado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florentino Elazar came out of the goal and Sebastião Salgado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 77th minute, Josué Penha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Florentino Elazar was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Dario Gumaro's late challenge caught a Jurassic Monsters SA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dario Gumaro helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Pancha Futbol Club getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Dario Gumaro hit a great ball. Natã Carioca took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Florentino Elazar. Florentino Elazar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Jurassic Monsters SA had played much better football throughout.