U23 World League

Campo Res Non Verba
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Joaquim Arriano's late challenge caught a Zandarin FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joaquim Arriano helped the player get up and apologised. 14 minutes into the match, Zandarin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Martino Maeda came free, but Tiago Gabriel Capixaba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Adalberto Salazar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Res Non Verba's goalkeeper Azeari Reganado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adalberto Salazar who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 27thth minute tested the skills of Tiago Gabriel Capixaba when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 31 played minutes Res Non Verba got a freekick which was hit by Jimeno Mulas. Azeari Reganado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Chaves, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 39th minute Martino Maeda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiago Gabriel Capixaba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Adalberto Salazar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Martino Maeda took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Tiago Gabriel Capixaba to make any attempt to save it. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Martino Maeda to make the kick off. In the 50th match minute, Res Non Verba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iaki Santiuste to maneuver through the defense. In the 54th match minute, Res Non Verba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anacleto Arijola to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 55 minutes, Manfredo Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zandarin FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manfredo Saldanha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Res Non Verba getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Narciso Agudiez hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Flavinho Rosado could shoot a difficult shot in the 59th minute, which Azeari Reganado however easily saved by the left post. In the 60th minute, Narciso Agudiez 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. Tiago Gabriel Capixaba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martino Maeda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Zandarin FC defense, Martino Maeda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tiago Gabriel Capixaba. The Zandarin FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tiago Gabriel Capixaba should have stopped the shot. 73 minutes into the match, Zandarin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Martino Maeda came free, but Tiago Gabriel Capixaba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bayındır Mehmet Şahdar in the 75th minute of play forced Res Non Verba's goalkeeper Azeari Reganado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiago Gabriel Capixaba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adalberto Salazar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute Iaki Santiuste shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiago Gabriel Capixaba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flavinho Rosado hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. With his leg Azeari Reganado managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when Zandarin FC's Flavinho Rosado fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Iaki Santiuste managed to get in a good position for a shot. Res Non Verba's supporters rose to their feet, but Iaki Santiuste was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tiago Gabriel Capixaba breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Azeari Reganado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christiano Chaves in the 93rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Res Non Verba's Martino Maeda got a free kick in the 94th minute. 97 minutes into the match, Res Non Verba's goal looked a bit too open when Manfredo Saldanha came free, but Azeari Reganado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Res Non Verba players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.