U23 World League

Estádio Douradão
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) ............'s Christian Cabezas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Javier Aubets hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Renán Ester during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ............ getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Renán Ester hit a great ball. Adolfo Ubago hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. James Lezana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Arnaldo Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, AFC - Curitiba's Adriano Carneiro got a free kick in the 25th minute. AFC - Curitiba's Arnaldo Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Cabezas in the 29th minute of play. Arnaldo Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Cabezas in the 32nd minute of the match. A collision led to ............ getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Xeromo Trejo hit a great ball. Patricio Payva kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. A hard shot by Doriva Koehler from long distance, 37 minutes into the match, got Rodrigo Almaguer's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 37 played minutes ............ got a freekick which was hit by Adolfo Ubago. When AFC - Curitiba's Luiz Gustavo Braga in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ............'s goalie prevented a goal. Rodrigo Almaguer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Braga in the 42nd minute of play. A collision led to ............ getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Lisandro Borras hit a great ball.

The wind increased when Luiz Gustavo Braga made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of AFC - Curitiba booed when ............ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Javier Aubets didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 53 played minutes, AFC - Curitiba's Doriva Koehler shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rodrigo Almaguer came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AFC - Curitiba reached it. Rodrigo Almaguer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luiz Gustavo Braga in the 54th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adriano Carneiro during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Adriano Carneiro kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the game, ............'s Christian Cabezas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnaldo Lopes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Rodrigo Almaguer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Gustavo Braga in the 63rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luiz Gustavo Braga in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodrigo Almaguer saved ............ from getting behind. Rodrigo Almaguer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Gustavo Braga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute Christian Cabezas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaldo Lopes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Christian Cabezas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Arnaldo Lopes, 1-2. With a little luck, AFC - Curitiba's Arnaldo Lopes got control of the ball when Christian Cabezas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 77th match minute, AFC - Curitiba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adriano Carneiro to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in AFC - Curitiba's zone, Christian Cabezas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnaldo Lopes came out of the goal and Christian Cabezas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to AFC - Curitiba getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Adriano Carneiro hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Christian Cabezas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnaldo Lopes was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Christian Cabezas scored 1-3 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arnaldo Lopes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lisandro Borras kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Although AFC - Curitiba had been in control for most of the match, ............ still came away with the win.