U23 World League

Jereba
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ciriaco Cayo got the match started through his kick off. Justino Matteo made in the 3rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Jereba 4EVER's Ramiro Breckenfeld. 4 minutes into the match, RED DEVIL's goal looked a bit too open when Vito Porto came free, but Alfonso Valentine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duda Veloso's late challenge caught a RED DEVIL's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Duda Veloso helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of RED DEVIL booed when Jereba 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duda Veloso didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gonzalo Procopio during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to RED DEVIL getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Gonzalo Procopio hit a great ball. A hard shot by Zé Paulo Castro from long distance, 10 minutes into the match, got Alfonso Valentine's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 17 minutes into the match, RED DEVIL's goalkeeper Alfonso Valentine had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zé Paulo Castro. 18 minutes into the match, Zé Paulo Castro notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of RED DEVIL's Alfonso Valentine. Alfonso Valentine was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alfonso Valentine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Paulo Castro in the 25th minute of play. Gonzalo Procopio hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute of the match, Abelardo Brodel tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Alfonso Valentine saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Alfonso Valentine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Paulo Castro in the 32nd minute of play. Jereba 4EVER's Dieguinho Viana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Chap in the 34th minute of play. Dieguinho Viana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pablo Chap's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Vito Porto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dieguinho Viana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciriaco Cayo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the match, RED DEVIL's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo Brodel came free, but Alfonso Valentine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, RED DEVIL's Alfonso Valentine got control of the ball when Ramón Paraíba tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ramón Paraíba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Valentine having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zé Paulo Castro to strike the kick off in the second half. Alfonso Valentine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vito Porto, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 60th match minute, RED DEVIL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justino Hug to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to RED DEVIL getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Justino Hug hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Vito Porto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jereba 4EVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 68 minutes into the match, Jereba 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Ciriaco Cayo came free, but Dieguinho Viana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute Zé Paulo Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso Valentine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 74 played minutes RED DEVIL got a freekick which was hit by German Guillem. When Jereba 4EVER's Zé Paulo Castro in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RED DEVIL's goalie prevented a goal. Jereba 4EVER's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zé Paulo Castro in the 87th minute. The supporters of RED DEVIL booed when Jereba 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramón Paraíba didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 92 played minutes RED DEVIL got a freekick which was hit by Gonzalo Procopio. RED DEVIL's Alfonso Valentine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vito Porto in the 97th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Jereba 4EVER had won after a very even match.