U23 World League

El firulete
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The supporters of Deportivo Messina booed when GD JULIO DINIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gregório Carvalhal didn't get a good kick on the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Deportivo Messina's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Aleixo came free, but Javier Roderigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute, Paulo Aleixo made a precise shot to the right of Javier Roderigo. Deportivo Messina's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 18th minute, Miguel Sales got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 19 minutes into the match, GD JULIO DINIS's goalkeeper Filipe Semedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leandro Vasco. Filipe Semedo made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Leandro Vasco sent off a good shot on target. Javier Roderigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martinho Rios, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Martinho Rios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Javier Roderigo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Javier Roderigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Sales in the 26th minute of play. Javier Roderigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martinho Rios in the 34th minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, GD JULIO DINIS's goalkeeper Filipe Semedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leandro Vasco. Eduardo Araoz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Filipe Semedo made a huge save. Filipe Semedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Vasco in the 44th minute of the match. Javier Roderigo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Aleixo, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Martinho Rios had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Javier Roderigo. Deportivo Messina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martinho Rios was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Deportivo Messina's Omar Felipo was substituted for Joel Chap. After the first half GD JULIO DINIS were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Martinho Rios to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Martinho Rios cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Javier Roderigo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Paulo Aleixo took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Javier Roderigo. Javier Roderigo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. In the 67th minute, Fabian Rodas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Deportivo Messina booed when GD JULIO DINIS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Óscar Júdice didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 73 played minutes GD JULIO DINIS got a freekick which was hit by Caio Castelo Branco. After 76 played minutes GD JULIO DINIS got a freekick which was hit by Caio Castelo Branco. If Martinho Rios had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Omar Felipo kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Araoz in the 93rd minute of play forced GD JULIO DINIS's goalkeeper Filipe Semedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Paulo Aleixo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Paolo Mantzio hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. In the 99th match minute, Deportivo Messina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Pancho to maneuver through the defense. Javier Roderigo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 100th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Miguel Sales. The GD JULIO DINIS supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing GD JULIO DINIS would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.