U23 World League

Leicester City F.C
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Filip Makedonski started the match with the kick off. Nas Horas Vagas F.C's Gernando Paes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anísio Maia in the 6th minute of play. In the 6thth minute of the game Anísio Maia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nas Horas Vagas F.C's Gernando Paes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 8 played minutes Wonderkids got a freekick which was hit by Andon Mihailovski. After 15 played minutes Nas Horas Vagas F.C got a freekick which was hit by Albertinho Sampaio. Gernando Paes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Makedonski in the 21st minute of play. The supporters of Nas Horas Vagas F.C booed when Wonderkids was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Riste Lazarevski didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Nas Horas Vagas F.C getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Elder Moreno hit a great ball. If Svetozar Petrusevski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute, Filip Makedonski ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gernando Paes was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Riste Lazarevski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Gernando Paes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Sidney Favoretto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute, Elder Moreno made a precise shot to the right of Zafir Djurovski. Wonderkids's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Carlinhos Costa hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Svetozar Petrusevski's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Gernando Paes skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Andon Mihailovski fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wonderkids's protests and gave Andon Mihailovski a yellow card for diving instead. Andon Mihailovski hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Gernando Paes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Riste Lazarevski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute, Conrado Ceresso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nas Horas Vagas F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Elder Moreno managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nas Horas Vagas F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Elder Moreno was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zafir Djurovski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 77 played minutes Nas Horas Vagas F.C got a freekick which was hit by Conrado Ceresso. Elder Moreno's late challenge caught a Wonderkids's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elder Moreno helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Nas Horas Vagas F.C's Elder Moreno got a free kick in the 81st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Svetozar Petrusevski got free with Gernando Paes in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zafir Djurovski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidney Favoretto in the 92nd minute of play. Wonderkids's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Nas Horas Vagas F.C had won, even though Wonderkids had held more of the ball.