U23 World League

ARENA CAXINHA
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zunbeltz Olle started the match with the kick off. Cauan Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torcuato Carballido in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Caxinha F. C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cosme Ruiz came free, but Cauan Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cauan Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zunbeltz Olle, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 21st minute Zunbeltz Olle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cauan Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rubén Diaz was a little too slow when Romeu Vieira got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 1-0. When Sandro Damião fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caxinha F. C.'s protests and gave Sandro Damião a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Caxinha F. C. getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Sandro Damião hit a great ball. Fillos de Breogán's Rubén Diaz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Fillos de Breogán from getting a goal against them. Cauan Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torcuato Carballido, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Vítor Tavares was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Caxinha F. C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fillos de Breogán the free kick. The supporters of Fillos de Breogán booed when Caxinha F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vítor Tavares didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Claus Madariaga managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fillos de Breogán's supporters rose to their feet, but Claus Madariaga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cauan Queirós breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cauan Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosme Ruiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute.

55 minutes in the game, Cosme Ruiz fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Cauan Queirós having to interfere. After 64 minutes, Silvério Pimenta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Caxinha F. C. and the Fillos de Breogán players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th minute, Silvério Pimenta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Cosme Ruiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Fillos de Breogán booed when Caxinha F. C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romeu Vieira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cauan Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zunbeltz Olle in the 79th minute of play. Sandro Damião might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rubén Diaz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sandro Damião ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 91st minute, Kauã Paes made a precise shot to the right of Rubén Diaz. Fillos de Breogán's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Caxinha F. C. were victorious despite being under pressure from Fillos de Breogán for much of the match.