U23 World League

La cancha del Fune
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Flavio Maciel made the kick off which started today's match. Atilano Intxixu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcinho Donato in the 7th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Flavio Maciel in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Atilano Intxixu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Flavio Maciel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Atilano Intxixu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Flavio Maciel struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Atilano Intxixu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ. In the 17th minute, Flavio Maciel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ booed when Funebrero FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arsenio Lekubegi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Flavio Maciel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Atilano Intxixu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd minute, Marcinho Donato ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Atilano Intxixu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Flavio Maciel got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 26 played minutes THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ got a freekick which was hit by Adalberto Pirani. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvano Cordarin got free with Osvaldo dos Santos in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Flavio Maciel looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Flavio Maciel in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Atilano Intxixu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Flavio Maciel might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Atilano Intxixu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Flavio Maciel ran back to his position shaking his head. Osvaldo dos Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Balesio, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Silvano Cordarin to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Funebrero FC's goalkeeper Atilano Intxixu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Flavio Maciel. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Osvaldo dos Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruben Balesio in the 57th minute of play. After a rather tough play, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Flavio Maciel got a free kick in the 61st minute. Osvaldo dos Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvano Cordarin, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 63 minutes into the match, Funebrero FC's goalkeeper Atilano Intxixu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Flavio Maciel. In the 64th minute, Flavio Maciel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After a rather tough play, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Flavio Maciel got a free kick in the 69th minute. Flavio Maciel didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-4 via right post in the game's 72nd minute. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Flavio Maciel got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ booed when Funebrero FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eulalio Guillem didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Atilano Intxixu managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Flavio Maciel fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 84 minutes into the match, Funebrero FC's goal looked a bit too open when Flavio Maciel came free, but Atilano Intxixu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atilano Intxixu came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Marcinho Donato. But to his dismay, Marcinho Donato quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. After 89 played minutes THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ got a freekick which was hit by Edvaldo Hoffmann. Edvaldo Hoffmann hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the match, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Balesio came free, but Osvaldo dos Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Flavio Maciel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atilano Intxixu was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.