U23 World League

Maracana
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Elvis Waller started the match with the kick off. In the 9th minute, Santo Thomas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The River tu grato nombre fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Blaine Creech fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored River tu grato nombre's protests and gave Blaine Creech a yellow card for diving instead. In the 11th minute, Blaine Creech hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, Ksawery Dyczkowski made a precise shot to the right of Jayson Burnett. River tu grato nombre's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 17 minutes into the game, Elvis Waller cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Edmund Bambas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Santo Thomas sped through 11ABRASIL's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Edmund Bambas. In the 27th minute Elvis Waller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmund Bambas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th match minute, 11ABRASIL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hieronim Jaroch to maneuver through the defense. Edmund Bambas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvis Waller, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute Tyrone Pepper suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. A collision led to 11ABRASIL getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Hieronim Jaroch hit a great ball. In the 40th minute, Santo Thomas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edmund Bambas was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ksawery Dyczkowski to make the kick off. Blaine Creech kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Jayson Burnett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Gleba in the 53rd minute of play. With his leg Edmund Bambas managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when River tu grato nombre's Elvis Waller fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Hieronim Jaroch got his second yellow card in the match during the 55th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Santo Thomas might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edmund Bambas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Santo Thomas ran back to his position shaking his head. 72 minutes into the match, River tu grato nombre's Elvis Waller sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edmund Bambas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When River tu grato nombre's Elvis Waller in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 11ABRASIL's goalie prevented a goal. In the 77th minute, Elvis Waller reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Edmund Bambas. The goal made the score 1-5. After a rather tough play, River tu grato nombre's Blaine Creech got a free kick in the 80th minute. Arkhyp Polyanskyi kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. A collision led to River tu grato nombre getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Connor Rose hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the match, 11ABRASIL's goal looked a bit too open when Elvis Waller came free, but Edmund Bambas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. River tu grato nombre's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.