U23 World League

Gigante del Norte
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cornelio Colas started the match with the kick off. If Juan Lekubegi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th match minute, Agua Santa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Moreira to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes into the match, Club Dep. Union Madereros's Wen Yuan Zhen broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Tomé Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Lekubegi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Agua Santa's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Lekubegi came free, but Tomé Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Club Dep. Union Madereros were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Agua Santa's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wen Yuan Zhen took the corner. After taking down the ball on Club Dep. Union Madereros's corner Wen Yuan Zhen fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tomé Mota quite easily take care of the ball. Tomé Mota made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Ovidio Karmel sent off a good shot on target. In the 35th minute, Club Dep. Union Madereros's Juan Lekubegi 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. 1-0. In the 40th minute of the game Jânio Arantes made a throw-in which Alan Moreira played forward. In the 43rd match minute, Agua Santa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cléberson do Valle to maneuver through the defense. Club Dep. Union Madereros made a substitution. Lucas Ioritz replaced Cornelio Colas. Club Dep. Union Madereros's 宋钢延 was substituted for Ismael Ourente. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lúcio Viana was the one to do the kick off. Lucas Ioritz kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 58th minute Lucas Ioritz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomé Mota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Agua Santa defense, Ovidio Karmel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomé Mota. The Agua Santa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomé Mota should have stopped the shot. Agua Santa's Olavo Vianna was substituted for Cléberson do Valle. Agua Santa made a substitution. Pedro Luís Arantes replaced Murilo Fernandes. A throw-in in the 67th minute of the game was made by Jânio Arantes with Alan Moreira as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Agua Santa's Tomé Mota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Lekubegi in the 68th minute of play. Club Dep. Union Madereros's Geordi Berthelette quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jânio Arantes, made in the 71st minute of the game. When Club Dep. Union Madereros's Juan Lekubegi in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Agua Santa's goalie prevented a goal. Jânio Arantes made in the 80th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Alan Moreira. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Téo Tróia during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 81 played minutes Agua Santa got a freekick which was hit by Téo Tróia. Tomé Mota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Lekubegi, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas Ioritz in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tomé Mota saved Agua Santa from getting behind. Luis Swain made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Laércio Neves sent off a good shot on target. When Geordi Berthelette came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Club Dep. Union Madereros 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 Geordi Berthelette couldn't finish the play. After 89 played minutes Club Dep. Union Madereros got a freekick which was hit by Marciano Gumaro. Agua Santa's Téo Tróia shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 90th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Luis Swain but with some difficulty. In the 94th minute Lucas Ioritz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomé Mota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute, Lucas Ioritz 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.