U23 World League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) 7 minutes into the game, Perthes United's Élie Loiret nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anselmi Saksinen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 15 played minutes Estrela Solitária got a freekick which was hit by Meng Ran. Anselmi Saksinen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Élie Loiret, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Estrela Solitária's goal looked a bit too open when Élie Loiret came free, but Anselmi Saksinen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Élie Loiret hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 29 minutes into the match, Gwendal Ayache notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Estrela Solitária's Anselmi Saksinen. Anselmi Saksinen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Anselmi Saksinen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Élie Loiret in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tarcisio Quintal to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Hugo Almeida was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Estrela Solitária's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Perthes United the free kick. After a rather tough play, Estrela Solitária's Hugo Almeida got a free kick in the 53rd minute. After a rather tough play, Estrela Solitária's Cícero Abreu got a free kick in the 55th minute. Anselmi Saksinen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Élie Loiret in the 56th minute of play. In the 60th match minute, Estrela Solitária was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilvan Matorin to maneuver through the defense. When Estrela Solitária's Tarcisio Quintal in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Perthes United's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Estrela Solitária's Meng Ran got a free kick in the 65th minute. Fabien Gury took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Túlio Maravilha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cícero Abreu's late challenge caught a Perthes United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cícero Abreu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Estrela Solitária getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Cícero Abreu hit a great ball. When Estrela Solitária's Tarcisio Quintal in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Perthes United's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Túlio Maravilha in the 77th minute of play forced Perthes United's goalkeeper Fabien Gury to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabien Gury took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Túlio Maravilha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute, Tarcisio Quintal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rdth minute of the game Tarcisio Quintal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Perthes United's Fabien Gury was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After taking down the ball on Estrela Solitária's corner Hugo Almeida fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fabien Gury quite easily take care of the ball. Túlio Maravilha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fabien Gury took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Túlio Maravilha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Estrela Solitária fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Perthes United were clearly better and deserved to take the win.