U23 World League

Estadio Bea08
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabriel Pacorro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Darkness's Gianluigi Ogazon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by He Yue Feng in the 3rd minute of play. In the 8th minute, Oso Cienfuegos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aldebaran Tauro was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 9th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Márcio Cordeiro during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FC Beatriz 08 getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Márcio Cordeiro hit a great ball. Abel Meira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Medero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 16 minutes, He Yue Feng managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Beatriz 08's supporters crossed their fingers, but He Yue Feng was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 17 minutes into the match, Darkness's goal looked a bit too open when He Yue Feng came free, but Gianluigi Ogazon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abel Meira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Medero, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. With his leg Gianluigi Ogazon managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when FC Beatriz 08's He Yue Feng fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Gregório Brochado kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Pacorro in the 31st minute of play forced FC Beatriz 08's goalkeeper Abel Meira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Beatriz 08's Jorge Cruz got a free kick in the 32nd minute. With a little luck, Darkness's Gianluigi Ogazon got control of the ball when He Yue Feng tried to sneak it across the goal line. He Yue Feng let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 38th minute shot 1-0 at rihgt post. In the 48thth minute of the game Pascual Chuan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Beatriz 08's Abel Meira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. He Yue Feng was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabriel Pacorro got free with Abel Meira in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gianluigi Ogazon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of He Yue Feng's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. FC Beatriz 08's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emilis Rožėnas in the 62nd minute. Gianluigi Ogazon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Márcio Cordeiro in the 65th minute of play. If He Yue Feng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. He Yue Feng scored 2-0 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gianluigi Ogazon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gianluigi Ogazon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Márcio Cordeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Darkness's Gabriel Pacorro got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Abel Meira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bruno Medero in the 78th minute. With a little luck, FC Beatriz 08's Abel Meira got control of the ball when Bruno Medero tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gaspar Gago's late challenge caught a Darkness's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaspar Gago helped the player get up and apologised. Gaspar Gago hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Abel Meira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bruno Medero in the 82nd minute. Gianluigi Ogazon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from He Yue Feng in the 85th minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Oso Cienfuegos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gianluigi Ogazon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Márcio Cordeiro in the 89th minute of play. If Gabriel Pacorro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Darkness's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.