U23 World League

Marcos Mazer
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) Laurgain Ruiz scored 1-0 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Xzavier Espindola, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Challestone S.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 10th minute, when Evaristo Castro scored to the left of an out of position Xzavier Espindola, making the score, 2-0. Challestone S.C.'s Xzavier Espindola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurgain Ruiz in the 12th minute of play. Challestone S.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Laurgain Ruiz scored to the left of an out of position Xzavier Espindola, making the score, 3-0. After 19 minutes of play, MAZER SAF's Laurgain Ruiz made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Xzavier Espindola was left in no man's land by his defense there! Xzavier Espindola was a little too slow when Laurgain Ruiz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 5-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Selmi Uğurcan in the 26th minute of play forced MAZER SAF's goalkeeper Ismael Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xzavier Espindola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laurgain Ruiz in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Laurgain Ruiz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MAZER SAF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Challestone S.C.'s Xzavier Espindola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurgain Ruiz in the 34th minute of play. Xzavier Espindola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laurgain Ruiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the game, Augusto Sein recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Xzavier Espindola. Augusto Sein showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 7-0. MAZER SAF's Jorginho Mello managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Garrido Michelena in the 41 minute of the game. In the 43rd minute, Laurgain Ruiz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Xzavier Espindola. The goal made the score 8-0. Ismael Negri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Selmi Uğurcan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 8-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Evaristo Castro to make the kick off. When Laurgain Ruiz came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the MAZER SAF 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 Laurgain Ruiz couldn't finish the play. Xzavier Espindola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laurgain Ruiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xzavier Espindola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Sein, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Challestone S.C. defense, Evaristo Castro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Xzavier Espindola. The Challestone S.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Xzavier Espindola should have stopped the shot. Laurgain Ruiz took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Xzavier Espindola. Xzavier Espindola dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. Jardel Junior blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Xzavier Espindola having to make a save. Challestone S.C.'s Xzavier Espindola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Augusto Sein in the 67th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Challestone S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Rafa Alves came free, but Xzavier Espindola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Rafa Alves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 11-0. Xzavier Espindola was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 79th minute, Jorginho Mello ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Xzavier Espindola was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. Xzavier Espindola didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rafa Alves went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 13-0 was the resulting score. Rafa Alves sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 89th minute Jardel Junior shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xzavier Espindola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafa Alves in the 90th minute of play forced Challestone S.C.'s goalkeeper Xzavier Espindola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 93 minutes of play, MAZER SAF's Rafa Alves made it 14-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Xzavier Espindola was left in no man's land by his defense there! 96 minutes into the match, Challestone S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Rafa Alves came free, but Xzavier Espindola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. MAZER SAF fully deserved thier win.