U23 World League

Yalaquer
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pedro Luiz Souto got the match started through his kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pedro Luiz Souto in the 2nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodrigo Almaguer saved ............ from getting behind. In the 3rd match minute, ............ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Javier Aubets to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Pedro Luiz Souto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodrigo Almaguer was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Léo Prestes's late challenge caught a ............'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Léo Prestes helped the player get up and apologised. After 5 played minutes Barra EC got a freekick which was hit by Léo Prestes. Rodrigo Almaguer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dito Vander in the 10th minute of the match. Dito Vander struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Rodrigo Almaguer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Barra EC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luiz Souto in the 14th minute of play forced ............'s goalkeeper Rodrigo Almaguer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dito Vander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Almaguer having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, ............'s goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Luiz Souto came free, but Rodrigo Almaguer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, one of ............:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Barra EC a penalty, 21 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Fernandinho Alves, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of ............'s Rodrigo Almaguer. 0-1. A collision led to ............ getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Adolfo Ubago hit a great ball. In the 30th minute Dito Vander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Almaguer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Barra EC's Dito Vander in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ............'s goalie prevented a goal. Christian Cabezas scored 1-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Renan Leal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rodrigo Almaguer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dito Vander, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Ricardo Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. ............'s Patricio Payva shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 47th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Renan Leal but with some difficulty. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christian Cabezas to make the kick off. The corner ended in Patricio Payva almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Barra EC's Renan Leal did a great save. Rodrigo Almaguer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luiz Souto in the 55th minute of the match. Rodrigo Almaguer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dito Vander in the 62nd minute of play. If André Luís de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 65 played minutes ............ got a freekick which was hit by Lisandro Borras. Renan Leal came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by ............'s Christian Cabezas. But to his dismay, Christian Cabezas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Benjamin Agriano's late challenge caught a Barra EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamin Agriano helped the player get up and apologised. Benjamin Agriano kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. After having played for 74 minutes, Christian Cabezas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ............'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Christian Cabezas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Barra EC's zone, Christian Cabezas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Renan Leal 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. Christian Cabezas struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Renan Leal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ............. In the 84th minute Christian Cabezas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Renan Leal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The ............ fans' excitement grew in the 92nd match minute when ............'s Christian Cabezas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. For all the effort they put into the match, the Barra EC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for .............