U23 World League

Sporting Arena
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Guido Arizabal made the kick off and thus started the match. Angelo Carballal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo de Salles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Guido Arizabal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Guido Arizabal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adalberto Figueiredo was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. In the 18th minute, Dida Guimarães hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bartoleme Ceja hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sagrario Yribarren in the 27th minute of play forced O MOTIVO ⚽'s goalkeeper Adalberto Figueiredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Luís Linhares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guido Arizabal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adalberto Figueiredo having to make a save. In the 46th minute, Nardo Tuo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Waldir Matorin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Nardo Tuo came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Sporting Buceo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nardo Tuo couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Manuel Maciel got a free kick in the 52nd minute. The supporters of Sporting Buceo booed when O MOTIVO ⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Maciel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in O MOTIVO ⚽'s zone, Gilmar Cuadrillero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adalberto Figueiredo came out of the goal and Gilmar Cuadrillero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 55th minute Kismi Tojedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adalberto Figueiredo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Sporting Buceo's Angelo Carballal got control of the ball when Luís Linhares tried to sneak it across the goal line. O MOTIVO ⚽'s Adalberto Figueiredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kismi Tojedo in the 61st minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, O MOTIVO ⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Guido Arizabal came free, but Adalberto Figueiredo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute, Sagrario Yribarren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adalberto Figueiredo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 72nd minute Guido Arizabal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adalberto Figueiredo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bartuelo Masferrer hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Luís Linhares charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luís Linhares the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Sporting Buceo booed when O MOTIVO ⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Linhares didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of O MOTIVO ⚽ booed when Sporting Buceo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guido Arizabal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Dida Guimarães got a free kick in the 86th minute. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Luís Linhares put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Angelo Carballal. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.