U23 World League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fagondo Sampil started the match with the kick off. Sagrario Landa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruud Gullit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Los romperredes F.C's Sagrario Landa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Los romperredes F.C from getting a goal against them. Sagrario Landa came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Estrela Solitária's Téo de Castro. But to his dismay, Téo de Castro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Sagrario Landa was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Téo de Castro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Téo de Castro really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The supporters of Los romperredes F.C booed when Estrela Solitária was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vilhelm Norberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Estrela Solitária:s Anselmi Saksinen showed great skill when he stopped Pacorro Saura:s penalty. 29 minutes into the game, Pacorro Saura cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Anselmi Saksinen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Los romperredes F.C's zone, Téo de Castro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sagrario Landa came out of the goal and Téo de Castro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 33rd minute, Ruud Gullit hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Walmyr Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the game, Estrela Solitária's Cícero Abreu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sagrario Landa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Sagrario Landa came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Estrela Solitária's Téo de Castro. But to his dismay, Téo de Castro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Téo de Castro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Estrela Solitária's Téo de Castro got a free kick in the 51st minute. The Estrela Solitária fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when Estrela Solitária's Téo de Castro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Téo de Castro scored 6-1 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sagrario Landa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sagrario Landa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Téo de Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Los romperredes F.C's Sagrario Landa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Téo de Castro in the 74th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Téo de Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Estrela Solitária fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-1. In the 81st minute, Téo de Castro made a precise shot to the right of Sagrario Landa. Los romperredes F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-1. Sagrario Landa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Téo de Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Rogério do Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. When Téo de Castro came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Estrela Solitária 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 Téo de Castro couldn't finish the play. Sagrario Landa came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Estrela Solitária's Cícero Abreu. But to his dismay, Cícero Abreu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-1.