U23 World League

Pucura
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Geovani do Nascimento made the kick off which started today's match. Glauco de Souza hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. When Clemente Dechent came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the TurboUC 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 Clemente Dechent couldn't finish the play. In the 11th minute, Xabel Vallejo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Răzvan Fințescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xabel Vallejo's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Geovani do Nascimento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marino Brunet having to interfere. After a rather tough play, TurboUC's Alifonso Jina got a free kick in the 30th minute. After 31 minutes, Francisco Javier Maroto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TurboUC and the Lunáticos FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. When TurboUC's Xabel Vallejo in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lunáticos FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 44th minute, Geovani do Nascimento ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marino Brunet was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xabel Vallejo to make the kick off. Răzvan Fințescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xabel Vallejo's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. In the 58th minute of the match Clemente Dechent shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Răzvan Fințescu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 61st match minute, TurboUC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Villamayor to maneuver through the defense. Marino Brunet was a little too slow when Geovani do Nascimento got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 0-2. Clemente Dechent charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Clemente Dechent the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Clemente Dechent hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Răzvan Fințescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xabel Vallejo's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Edgar Villamayor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Răzvan Fințescu having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, Lunáticos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Xabel Vallejo came free, but Răzvan Fințescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of TurboUC booed when Lunáticos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamim Gaúcho didn't get a good kick on the ball. 94 minutes into the match, TurboUC's Edgar Villamayor sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Răzvan Fințescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Lunáticos FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than TurboUC.