U23 World League

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Pedro Paulo Furlan made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Paulo Furlan in the 8th minute of play forced Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Inocencio Astigar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Brasilino's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Mannuel came free, but Humberto Xavier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Humberto Xavier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nemesio Maiorga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Wágner Chaves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Inocencio Astigar was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. A collision led to Brasilino getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Luciano Cavalcante hit a great ball. Humberto Xavier was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Timoteo Jaume showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 19 minute of play. Humberto Xavier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raimundo Mannuel, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Inocencio Astigar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Paulo Furlan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudinei Leal hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the game, Wágner Chaves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Inocencio Astigar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Humberto Xavier was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Humberto Rodas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Humberto Rodas really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. Inocencio Astigar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinei Leal in the 42nd minute of the match. Inocencio Astigar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, Bancruz F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Senna came free, but Inocencio Astigar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Inocencio Astigar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Paulo Furlan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Raimundo Mannuel to strike the kick off in the second half. Inocencio Astigar didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 51st minute, which inside left pole to 3-2. Humberto Xavier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humberto Rodas in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Rodas in the 60th minute of play forced Brasilino's goalkeeper Humberto Xavier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute Nemesio Maiorga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humberto Xavier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Raimundo Mannuel notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Brasilino's Humberto Xavier. Humberto Xavier was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Nemesio Maiorga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brasilino's Humberto Xavier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Rodas in the 75th minute of play. Inocencio Astigar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wágner Chaves in the 77th minute of the match. Humberto Xavier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raimundo Mannuel in the 83rd minute of the match. Humberto Xavier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Humberto Rodas in the 87th minute of the match. After 90 minutes, Ediberto Martins mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brasilino and the Bancruz F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 90th minute, Ediberto Martins hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bancruz F.C's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.