U23 World League

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Spectators: 7604 (Terracing: 5704, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alcides Valadares started the match with the kick off. Peng Qian Kun was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alcides Valadares showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. FC Dezassete's Norberto Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caitano Ponce in the 10th minute of play. Ronaldo Nunes's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Peng Qian Kun firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 14th minute, Baraquiel Naranjo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Norberto Melo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Josue Garay kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Norberto Melo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caitano Ponce in the 23rd minute of the match. Silvestre Salazar kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Valleslona F.C.'s goalkeeper Peng Qian Kun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alcides Valadares. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raúl Martínez in the 32nd minute of play forced FC Dezassete's goalkeeper Norberto Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute, Raúl Martínez made a precise shot to the right of Norberto Melo. FC Dezassete's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 35 minutes into the game, Valleslona F.C.'s Baraquiel Naranjo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Norberto Melo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Bülent Ulunay scored 2-4 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Norberto Melo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 41stth minute of the game Caitano Ponce who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Dezassete's Norberto Melo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raúl Martínez in the 42nd minute of play forced FC Dezassete's goalkeeper Norberto Melo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Norberto Melo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caitano Ponce, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. FC Dezassete's Norberto Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caitano Ponce in the 48th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-4 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bülent Ulunay to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Caitano Ponce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Melo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Caitano Ponce got free with Norberto Melo in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When FC Dezassete's Alcides Valadares in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Valleslona F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. After 59 minutes, Alcides Valadares made it 3-4 with a short kick to the right side. Valleslona F.C.'s Peng Qian Kun tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Norberto Melo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caitano Ponce in the 65th minute of play. FC Dezassete's Norberto Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tano Hidalgo in the 67th minute of play. Silvestre Salazar hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 70th match minute, FC Dezassete was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvestre Salazar to maneuver through the defense. If Alcides Valadares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. FC Dezassete's Nivaldo Rijo was substituted for Alcides Valadares. After 77 minutes, Silvestre Salazar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Dezassete and the Valleslona F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Valleslona F.C. booed when FC Dezassete was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Silvestre Salazar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd minute, Caitano Ponce ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Norberto Melo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-5. FC Dezassete's Norberto Melo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nico Williams in the 88th minute of play. After having played for 91 minutes, Nivaldo Rijo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Dezassete's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nivaldo Rijo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 92nd minute Nivaldo Rijo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peng Qian Kun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Nivaldo Rijo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vivaldo Caneira hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match.