U23 World League

Distrital Inamar
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Iker Cristos started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Agua Santa's Alan Moreira got a free kick in the 4th minute. Lúcio Viana came free with the goalkeeper in the 9th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Santo Dimo could save by the left post. The supporters of La Panchera booed when Agua Santa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Vianna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alan Moreira hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Santo Dimo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cipriano Pinho in the 20th minute of play. Agua Santa's Tomé Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iker Cristos in the 23rd minute of play. Tomé Mota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Trendafil Katúrov in the 25th minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Trendafil Katúrov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Panchera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 30th minute, Cipriano Pinho reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Santo Dimo. The goal made the score 1-1. 40 minutes into the match, Agua Santa's goal looked a bit too open when Trendafil Katúrov came free, but Tomé Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Agua Santa's Tomé Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trendafil Katúrov in the 41st minute of play. Tomé Mota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iker Cristos in the 43rd minute of the match. Téo Tróia's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Santo Dimo on his right side and into the goal. 45 minutes into the game it was 2-2. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cipriano Pinho was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th match minute, Agua Santa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Moreira to maneuver through the defense. Agua Santa's Nico Quintal got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Iker Cristos did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-3 to the left of a surprised Tomé Mota 55 minutes into the match. Agua Santa's Pedro Luís Arantes was substituted for Murilo Fernandes. Cipriano Pinho struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Santo Dimo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Agua Santa. After a rather tough play, Agua Santa's Jânio Arantes got a free kick in the 66th minute. La Panchera's Javier Pastore shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 67th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Tomé Mota but with some difficulty. Tomé Mota made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iker Cristos in the 71st minute. Agua Santa's Tomé Mota proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Agua Santa from getting a goal against them. Cristian Lehen hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Santo Dimo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nico Quintal in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, La Panchera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Lehen to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute of the match Téo Tróia sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Santo Dimo skillfully saved the ball. In the 86th minute, La Panchera's Javier Pastore ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tomé Mota. Tomé Mota yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-4. Nico Quintal scored 3-4 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Santo Dimo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 92nd match minute, Agua Santa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jânio Arantes to maneuver through the defense. Tomé Mota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javier Pastore in the 94th minute of play. La Panchera's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.