U23 World League

Arena Das Naciones
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Walt Samuel kicked off to start the match. The supporters of El ABUELO FC booed when Catarinense F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romeo Osorio didn't get a good kick on the ball. El ABUELO FC's Diego Hori got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benicio Gaitan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Serafin Eskuin went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walt Samuel in the 17th minute of play forced Catarinense F.C.'s goalkeeper Benicio Gaitan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benicio Gaitan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walt Samuel in the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Serafin Eskuin had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Romeo Osorio during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Romeo Osorio hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Benicio Gaitan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aaron Dimas went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Catarinense F.C.'s Benicio Gaitan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aaron Dimas in the 27th minute of play. When Aaron Dimas came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the El ABUELO 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 Aaron Dimas couldn't finish the play. Catarinense F.C.'s Benicio Gaitan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walt Samuel in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Walt Samuel 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. 35 minutes into the game, El ABUELO FC's Walt Samuel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benicio Gaitan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 41st minute Walt Samuel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benicio Gaitan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Godfredo Gabon to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Aaron Dimas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El ABUELO FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Catarinense F.C.'s Benicio Gaitan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walt Samuel in the 58th minute of play. In the 61st minute Zacarias Bento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orlando Rudolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of El ABUELO FC booed when Catarinense F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romeo Osorio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benicio Gaitan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aaron Dimas, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Jeronimo Cordarin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. El ABUELO FC were furious when Flaco Schiavi was red carded, 83 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Romeo Osorio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. El ABUELO FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.