U23 World League

João Marcatto
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Morán Gurbista started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Alvaro Graña hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Morán Gurbista hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 7th match minute, MamiBella FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Quiróz Casanoves to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute, Arthur de Toledo sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and MamiBella FC's Juan Carrera didn't even have to move. In the 11th match minute, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benedito Bastos to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Carrera in the 15th minute of play forced G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Cleiton Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When MamiBella FC's Alvaro Graña in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goalie prevented a goal. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Edu Dracena managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hector Feliciano in the 20 minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Alvaro Graña's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cleiton Queiroz was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Mauricio Areta scored 0-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cleiton Queiroz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee felt a red card was in order, 26 minutes into the game, when Edu Dracena put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in G.E. Juventus FSCMZ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 25th minute. Penalty! Cleiton Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Morán Gurbista in the 30th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Alvaro Graña sped through G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cleiton Queiroz. Cleiton Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Graña, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jailson Godoi struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Juan Carrera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for G.E. Juventus FSCMZ. If Leopoldo Carrera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half MamiBella FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jailson Godoi was the one to do the kick off. Cleiton Queiroz was a little too slow when Geancarlos Hijosa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 52nd minute. The score was now 0-4. Mauricio Areta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Cleiton Queiroz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the G.E. Juventus FSCMZ defense, Alvaro Graña kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cleiton Queiroz. The G.E. Juventus FSCMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cleiton Queiroz should have stopped the shot. Cleiton Queiroz was a little too slow when Mauricio Areta got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 64th minute. The score was now 0-6. 67 minutes into the match, Morán Gurbista dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cleiton Queiroz, 0-7. After 75 played minutes G.E. Juventus FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Benedito Bastos. After a defensive mix-up in G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's zone, Mauricio Areta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cleiton Queiroz came out of the goal and Mauricio Areta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alvaro Graña took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cleiton Queiroz. Cleiton Queiroz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. 82 minutes into the game, Quiróz Casanoves threw the ball into play from the sideline. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Fernando Toscano quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. If Jailson Godoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alvaro Graña could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Cleiton Queiroz made a huge save. In the 92nd minute, Geancarlos Hijosa sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Cleiton Queiroz didn't even have to move. Alvaro Graña received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cleiton Queiroz came out and tried to block the shot, but Alvaro Graña slotted it home off the left post making it 0-9 in the 95th minute. When the match was over MamiBella FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than G.E. Juventus FSCMZ throughout the match.