U23 World League

Base Cotia SPFC
Spectators: 7623 (Terracing: 5718, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Michel Batistuta started the match with the kick off. Danilo Domingues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Emmanuel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guido Christobal's late challenge caught a Meninos De Cotia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guido Christobal helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, INTER de Córdoba's Guido Christobal got a free kick in the 14th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Mao Yu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Meninos De Cotia's supporters rose to their feet, but Mao Yu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aquiles Erruki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Justo Lesardo hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute Jeremias Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aquiles Erruki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Meninos De Cotia's Jeremias Seco in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye INTER de Córdoba's goalie prevented a goal. Guido Christobal hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Jeremias Seco took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Aquiles Erruki to make any attempt to save it. Aquiles Erruki made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Michel Batistuta sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Felipe Emmanuel managed to get in a good position for a shot. INTER de Córdoba's supporters rose to their feet, but Felipe Emmanuel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Danilo Domingues breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in INTER de Córdoba's zone, Jeremias Seco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aquiles Erruki came out of the goal and Jeremias Seco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aquiles Erruki was a little too slow when Michel Batistuta got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 36th minute. The score was now 4-0. 47 minutes into the match, Jeremias Seco dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Aquiles Erruki, 6-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lisandro Guter made a kick off. Aquiles Erruki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michel Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paolo Maldini blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aquiles Erruki having to make a save. A collision led to INTER de Córdoba getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Justo Lesardo hit a great ball. Jeremias Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 72nd minute, Mao Yu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeremias Seco struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Aquiles Erruki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Meninos De Cotia. INTER de Córdoba's Aquiles Erruki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Batistuta in the 75th minute of play. Meninos De Cotia's Niceto Lando was substituted for Jeremias Seco. Aquiles Erruki came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Meninos De Cotia's Niceto Lando. But to his dismay, Niceto Lando quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. When Michel Batistuta came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Meninos De Cotia 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 Michel Batistuta couldn't finish the play. Aquiles Erruki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niceto Lando, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After 90 minutes, Michel Batistuta made it 10-0 with a short kick to the right side. INTER de Córdoba's Aquiles Erruki tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A throw-in in the 96th minute of the game was made by Justo Lesardo with Felipe Emmanuel as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Aquiles Erruki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niceto Lando in the 97th minute of play. Meninos De Cotia walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.