U23 World League

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Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) After 3 played minutes Encanto got a freekick which was hit by 秦鸿云. After 4 played minutes Stone City got a freekick which was hit by Luciano Seguinus. Arsenio Aballe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Costa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute João Adolfo Santana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arsenio Aballe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stone City's Arsenio Aballe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denílson do Nascimento in the 14th minute of play. Serafin Calixto in the 16thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rui de Mendonça, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. João Adolfo Santana charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed João Adolfo Santana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luciano Seguinus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 25 minutes into the game, Encanto's 秦鸿云 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arsenio Aballe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The referee felt a red card was in order, 29 minutes into the game, when Baldomero Arias put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 28th minute of the game. One of Stone City:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Encanto:s goal. In the 30th minute there was a penalty for Encanto. Washington Borges stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Arsenio Aballe. 0-2. Carlos Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arsenio Aballe having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Washington Borges in the 39th minute of play forced Stone City's goalkeeper Arsenio Aballe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arsenio Aballe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from João Adolfo Santana went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 45th minute 秦鸿云 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arsenio Aballe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Stone City players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Encanto were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 秦鸿云 to make the kick off. Arsenio Aballe stood somewhat misplaced when 秦鸿云 came free in front of goal and shot 0-4 to the left of him in the 53 minute. Arsenio Aballe came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Encanto's Denílson do Nascimento. But to his dismay, Denílson do Nascimento quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. 69 minutes into the match, Stone City's goalkeeper Arsenio Aballe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos Costa. In the 73rd minute, Encanto's Denílson do Nascimento ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arsenio Aballe. Arsenio Aballe yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. 秦鸿云 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Arsenio Aballe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, João Adolfo Santana had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arsenio Aballe. Stone City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that João Adolfo Santana was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Erubiel Claris hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Stone City's Arsenio Aballe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Stone City from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denílson do Nascimento in the 93rd minute of play forced Stone City's goalkeeper Arsenio Aballe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Encanto's 秦鸿云 slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arsenio Aballe. That made the score 0-8 after 94 minutes of play. When the match was over Encanto could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Stone City throughout the match.