U23 World League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oscar Trevisan started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Davi Barbosa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angelino Raulo. La Zabaleta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Davi Barbosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Marco Pimenta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelino Raulo having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Juarês Marinho during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 16 minutes into the game, Futuros FC's Emerson Vidal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Angelino Raulo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emerson Vidal in the 20th minute of play forced La Zabaleta's goalkeeper Angelino Raulo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Davi Barbosa's late challenge caught a La Zabaleta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Davi Barbosa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 23rd match minute, Futuros FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davi Barbosa to maneuver through the defense. In the 25thth minute of the game Marco Pimenta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Zabaleta's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Davi Barbosa was slow to take the kick. During this time Futuros FC's players had a chance to rest. Futuros FC's Davi Barbosa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Angelino Raulo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 30th minute, Oscar Trevisan made a precise shot to the right of Angelino Raulo. La Zabaleta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After a rather tough play, La Zabaleta's Diego Katia got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Arturo Henrico lost his temper 42 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 41 minutes into the game, one of La Zabaleta:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 45 minutes into the match, La Zabaleta's goal looked a bit too open when Emerson Vidal came free, but Angelino Raulo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Diego Katia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zacarias Herauso hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Filomeno Arano to make the kick off. La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save La Zabaleta from getting a goal against them. La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davi Barbosa in the 59th minute of play. After some careless play in the La Zabaleta defense, Emerson Vidal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Angelino Raulo. The La Zabaleta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Angelino Raulo should have stopped the shot. Futuros FC's Falcão Colorado got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 66th minute Davi Barbosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelino Raulo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Davi Barbosa took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Angelino Raulo. Angelino Raulo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emerson Vidal got free with Angelino Raulo in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Emerson Vidal struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Angelino Raulo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Futuros FC. Angelino Raulo was a little too slow when Agnaldo Brasil got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 0-6. Filomeno Arano came free in the 83rd minute and tried to tip the ball over Koko Duro, but to the joy of Futuros FC's supporters the ball went over. Angelino Raulo made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Emerson Vidal sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, La Zabaleta's Angelino Raulo got control of the ball when Agnaldo Brasil tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marco Pimenta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Angelino Raulo having to make a save. Angelino Raulo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emerson Vidal went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. 98 minutes into the match, Oscar Trevisan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angelino Raulo. La Zabaleta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oscar Trevisan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. The La Zabaleta fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Futuros FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.