U23 World League

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) In the 2nd minute, 庄迪翔 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anibal Txerran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Almir Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. The supporters of lןןl La Coconeta booed when SANTOS F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Galvão didn't get a good kick on the ball. SANTOS F.C's Antonio Swiderski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerardo Esdras in the 14th minute of play. Anibal Txerran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Almir Perez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anibal Txerran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Almir Perez in the 19th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Gerardo Esdras put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Antonio Swiderski. An unexpectedly hard shot by Almir Perez in the 30th minute of play forced lןןl La Coconeta's goalkeeper Anibal Txerran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Marcelo Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, SANTOS F.C's Luiz Galvão got a free kick in the 34th minute. 35 minutes into the game, Igor Gaspar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SANTOS F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave lןןl La Coconeta the free kick. In the 35th match minute, SANTOS F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Gaspar to maneuver through the defense. Antonio Swiderski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gerardo Esdras's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Almir Perez in the 40th minute of play forced lןןl La Coconeta's goalkeeper Anibal Txerran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to lןןl La Coconeta getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Bartolo Irrintzi hit a great ball. After 42 minutes, Gonçalo da Silveira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SANTOS F.C and the lןןl La Coconeta players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 43rd match minute, SANTOS F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonçalo da Silveira to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Almir Perez was the one to do the kick off. Anibal Txerran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Moraes in the 52nd minute of play. In the 56th minute Almir Perez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anibal Txerran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Cervera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the SANTOS F.C defense, Jorge Cervera kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antonio Swiderski. The SANTOS F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antonio Swiderski should have stopped the shot. After 66th play minutes Gerardo Esdras shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Antonio Swiderski and just under the crossbar into goal. Antonio Swiderski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Leoiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the last second Antonio Swiderski throw himself and got hold of the ball when Gerardo Esdras in the 72ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. When Gerardo Esdras in the 74th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Antonio Swiderski kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 0-6 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. In the 79th minute Gerardo Esdras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Swiderski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcelo Moraes during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th match minute, SANTOS F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelo Moraes to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, SANTOS F.C's Luiz Eduardo Marinho got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 85 minutes into the match, lןןl La Coconeta's goal looked a bit too open when Almir Perez came free, but Anibal Txerran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 87 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Gerardo Esdras sped through SANTOS F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Antonio Swiderski. The supporters of lןןl La Coconeta booed when SANTOS F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelo Moraes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jorge Cervera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonio Swiderski having to interfere. Anibal Txerran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Almir Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. lןןl La Coconeta's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.