U23 World League

Coliseo
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) In the 4th minute Serafim Bittencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Arias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 6 played minutes Italia got a freekick which was hit by Elvio Giraldo. Italia's Gilberto Arias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frederico Recife in the 9th minute of play. Mateus de Senna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Gipuzkoa, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Romário da Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. In the 14thth minute of the game Fabian Gipuzkoa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Juventus EC's Mateus de Senna was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Juventus EC's Fábio Maranhense got a free kick in the 15th minute. Isaias Maura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gilberto Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frederico Recife in the 20th minute of the match. Gilberto Arias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romário da Rocha in the 21st minute of the match. Isaias Maura's late challenge caught a Juventus EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isaias Maura helped the player get up and apologised. Gilberto Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enéas Urbano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 30 minutes into the game, when Hilario Bilintx put in a rough tackle. A collision led to Juventus EC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Geovânio Barros hit a great ball. Fabian Gipuzkoa did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Mateus de Senna 40 minutes into the match. In the 48th minute Fabian Gipuzkoa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateus de Senna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The wind increased when Fabian Gipuzkoa made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Juventus EC defense, Bartolo Miro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mateus de Senna. The Juventus EC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mateus de Senna should have stopped the shot. 59 minutes into the match, Isaias Maura notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Juventus EC's Mateus de Senna. Mateus de Senna was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Afonso Luz during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Juventus EC's Afonso Luz got a free kick in the 63rd minute. After 64 minutes, Fábio Maranhense mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juventus EC and the Italia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fábio Maranhense hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. A collision led to Italia getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Fabian Gipuzkoa hit a great ball. Mateus de Senna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvio Giraldo in the 82nd minute of play.