U23 World League

ARENA TRAKINAS
Spectators: 7604 (Terracing: 5704, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Waldir Peixoto made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquilino Txartiko in the 4th minute of play forced TRAKINAS FC's goalkeeper Geraldo Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, alvarado's Inocencio Sarracino got a free kick in the 5th minute. Geraldo Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Bordat in the 9th minute of play. After a rather tough play, TRAKINAS FC's Rafa Quadros got a free kick in the 10th minute. After 11 minutes of play, alvarado's Abel Bordat made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Geraldo Almeida was left in no man's land by his defense there! Abel Bordat took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Geraldo Almeida. Geraldo Almeida dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. alvarado's Aquilino Txartiko landed with the leg in an unnatural angle after a tough challenge. The leg was fractured. When Rafa Quadros fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TRAKINAS FC's protests and gave Rafa Quadros a yellow card for diving instead. alvarado made a substitution. Donato Ihintza replaced Aquilino Txartiko. Rafa Quadros hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the game, alvarado's Xiao Yuan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geraldo Almeida made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Válter Terra's late challenge caught a alvarado's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Válter Terra helped the player get up and apologised. Válter Terra hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the match, TRAKINAS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Bordat came free, but Geraldo Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abel Bordat succeeded in the game's 35th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reynaldo Pereyra during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of TRAKINAS FC booed when alvarado was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reynaldo Pereyra didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute, Reynaldo Pereyra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Waldir Peixoto was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 40th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Waldir Peixoto managed to get in a good position for a shot. TRAKINAS FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Waldir Peixoto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ciro Ostadar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Waldir Peixoto made a great header on TRAKINAS FC's corner, it was just that alvarado's Ciro Ostadar managed to reach the ball for a save. After 47 played minutes TRAKINAS FC got a freekick which was hit by Augusto de Mendonça. After the first half alvarado were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The crowd rose to their feet as alvarado's Abel Bordat slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Geraldo Almeida. That made the score 0-5 after 54 minutes of play. Válter Terra kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. If Renatinho Peres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 61st minute, Abel Bordat left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The alvarado fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. In the 65th minute, Donato Ihintza reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Geraldo Almeida. The goal made the score 0-7. alvarado's Ciro Ostadar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renatinho Peres in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Reynaldo Pereyra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Waldir Peixoto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Ostadar having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abel Bordat got free with Geraldo Almeida in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 80th minute, Renatinho Peres made a precise shot to the right of Ciro Ostadar. alvarado's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-7. In the 85th minute of the match, Abel Bordat got a very nice opportunity to score, but Geraldo Almeida was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jonas Tano struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Geraldo Almeida didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for alvarado. Renatinho Peres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Ostadar having to interfere. The alvarado players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.