U23 World League

Stadio Cornaredo
Spectators: 8425 (Terracing: 6319, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jacinto Quirino got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Fred Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chicão de Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexander Testa made in the 7th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by C.A Gryffindor's Armando Barrera. 12 minutes into the match, FC Lugano's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Quirino came free, but La Para reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Jacinto Quirino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. La Para was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 20th minute, Alexander Testa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Edgard Mangueira came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the C.A Gryffindor 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 Edgard Mangueira couldn't finish the play. In the 26th minute, Marquinhos Filho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Quirino in the 34th minute of play forced FC Lugano's goalkeeper La Para to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of C.A Gryffindor booed when FC Lugano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jack Saunders didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Jacinto Quirino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but La Para was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. When Ramiro Passos fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.A Gryffindor's protests and gave Ramiro Passos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 41st match minute, C.A Gryffindor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramiro Passos to maneuver through the defense. C.A Gryffindor's Chicão de Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Lara in the 44th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zhao Le Sen during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fred Lara to make the kick off. Matthijs De Ligt struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. La Para didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.A Gryffindor. If Fred Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Lugano made a substitution. Julio Palluzzi replaced Igor Linares. FC Lugano's Jakub Waselenczuk was substituted for Jack Saunders. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Lugano's goalkeeper La Para, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Chicão de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yusuf Ziya Cerit in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 75th minute Klas Tingelholm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chicão de Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La Para made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guilherme Mazer in the 79th minute of play. Chicão de Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yusuf Ziya Cerit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chicão de Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klas Tingelholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute Klas Tingelholm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chicão de Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yusuf Ziya Cerit in the 88th minute of play forced C.A Gryffindor's goalkeeper Chicão de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marquinhos Filho kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Jakub Waselenczuk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Chicão de Azevedo. C.A Gryffindor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jakub Waselenczuk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The C.A Gryffindor players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented FC Lugano from taking control. The game ends in a draw.