U23 World League

Carlos Bianchi
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cristo Bermudo made the kick off which started today's match. When Asım Erseven came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the SANTOS F.C 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 Asım Erseven couldn't finish the play. Cristo Bermudo in the 7thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Antonio Swiderski, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 9 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 Deportivo Mukenio the free kick. In the 10th minute, Igor Gaspar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Asım Erseven came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the SANTOS F.C 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 Asım Erseven couldn't finish the play. When Gonçalo da Silveira fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SANTOS F.C's protests and gave Gonçalo da Silveira a yellow card for diving instead. Gonçalo da Silveira hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Cristo Bermudo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Antonio Swiderski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Desiderio Bieito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Deportivo Mukenio defense, Vágner Munhoz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ruben Benvido. The Deportivo Mukenio fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ruben Benvido should have stopped the shot. If Vágner Munhoz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristo Bermudo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Antonio Swiderski made a huge save.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Asım Erseven stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Deportivo Mukenio's Ruben Benvido got control of the ball when Igor Gaspar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Antonio Swiderski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristo Bermudo's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Todor in the 57th minute of play forced SANTOS F.C's goalkeeper Antonio Swiderski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to SANTOS F.C getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. 庄迪翔 hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristo Bermudo in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Antonio Swiderski saved SANTOS F.C from getting behind. When Vágner Munhoz came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the SANTOS F.C 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 Vágner Munhoz couldn't finish the play. Maximiliano Todor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Antonio Swiderski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to SANTOS F.C getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Luiz Galvão hit a great ball. If Maximiliano Todor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 80 minutes of play, Deportivo Mukenio's Cristo Bermudo made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antonio Swiderski was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the last second Ruben Benvido throw himself and got hold of the ball when Asım Erseven in the 85thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by Deportivo Mukenio's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Princewill Akprizy Savisaar was slow to take the kick. During this time SANTOS F.C's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to SANTOS F.C's Luiz Galvão getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. With a little luck, Deportivo Mukenio's Ruben Benvido got control of the ball when Vágner Munhoz tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Deportivo Mukenio fans cheered their team off the field, for while SANTOS F.C had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.