U23 World League

Yalaquer
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) ............'s Zenaido Baz 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. If Luís Rodrigues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 6 minutes into the game, Xeromo Trejo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ............'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC - Curitiba the free kick. Xeromo Trejo hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. James Lezana's late challenge caught a AFC - Curitiba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. James Lezana helped the player get up and apologised. In the 10th match minute, ............ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by James Lezana to maneuver through the defense. 13 minutes into the game, Humberto Martelo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ............'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC - Curitiba the free kick. When Anderson Velloso fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC - Curitiba's protests and gave Anderson Velloso a yellow card for diving instead. In the 18th match minute, AFC - Curitiba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anderson Velloso to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the match, ............'s goal looked a bit too open when Luís Rodrigues came free, but Javier Aubets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Rodrigues scored 0-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Javier Aubets, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 29th minute Anderson Velloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier Aubets saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd match minute, ............ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Martelo to maneuver through the defense. ............'s Javier Aubets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Rodrigues in the 33rd minute of play. Celsinho Vander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zenaido Baz, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Zenaido Baz advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-1 in the 40th minute. 44 minutes into the match, ............'s goal looked a bit too open when Luís Rodrigues came free, but Javier Aubets reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zenaido Baz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Luís Rodrigues made the kick off in the second half. If Adolfo Ubago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Rodrigues received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Javier Aubets came out and tried to block the shot, but Luís Rodrigues slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 57th minute. Javier Aubets took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Rodrigues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, ............'s Javier Aubets got control of the ball when Luís Rodrigues tried to sneak it across the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Zenaido Baz came free, but Celsinho Vander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adolfo Ubago hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anderson Velloso got free with Javier Aubets in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Celsinho Vander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zenaido Baz in the 84th minute of the match. Celsinho Vander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zenaido Baz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zenaido Baz in the 88th minute of play forced AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Celsinho Vander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.