U23 World League

Cereal Jets
Spectators: 8441 (Terracing: 6332, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) Agro Imortal's Gabriel Lendaa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Nicolás Castillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Courtois having to interfere. Omar Duardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Lendaa in the 7th minute of play. Wilian Gulak scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Omar Duardo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gabriel Lendaa charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gabriel Lendaa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gabriel Lendaa hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Sima Marinković received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Fernando Courtois tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fernando Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sima Marinković, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Guo Ke Peng made a great header on Vancouver Reds's corner, it was just that Agro Imortal's Fernando Courtois managed to reach the ball for a save. 20 minutes into the match, Agro Imortal's goal looked a bit too open when Sima Marinković came free, but Fernando Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute Macnelly Torres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernando Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fernando Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sima Marinković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Omar Duardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Lendaa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vancouver Reds's Omar Duardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Lendaa in the 31st minute of play. Joan Carrasco charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joan Carrasco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd minute, Joan Carrasco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Omar Duardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iwo Kalak in the 36th minute of the match. Agro Imortal's Fernando Courtois proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Agro Imortal from getting a goal against them. Fernando Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sima Marinković, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guo Ke Peng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Fernando Courtois made a huge save. Omar Duardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilian Gulak in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sima Marinković was the one to do the kick off. Luca Frântu kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Agro Imortal's Mário Quirino was substituted for Arlindo Zanette. Vancouver Reds made a substitution. Amédée Gillis replaced Pang Jun. Guo Ke Peng got a throw-in 64 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Nicolás Castillo. After 66 minutes of play, Agro Imortal's Silas Brodel made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Omar Duardo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 69 minutes into the match, Agro Imortal's goal looked a bit too open when Macnelly Torres came free, but Fernando Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fernando Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Macnelly Torres in the 73rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Silas Brodel could shoot a difficult shot in the 75th minute, which Omar Duardo however easily saved by the left post. If Macnelly Torres had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vancouver Reds made a substitution. Maxwell Eddy replaced Guo Ke Peng. In the 81st minute Agro Imortal were awarded a corner. Valério Veiga went to the cornerflag to take it. Valério Veiga made a great header on Agro Imortal's corner, it was just that Vancouver Reds's Omar Duardo managed to reach the ball for a save. Vancouver Reds's defense didn't have a chance, in the 84th minute, when Silas Brodel scored to the left of an out of position Omar Duardo, making the score, 0-3. The supporters of Agro Imortal booed when Vancouver Reds was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Love Svensson didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vancouver Reds's goalkeeper Omar Duardo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Nicolás Castillo came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Vancouver Reds 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 Nicolás Castillo couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Vancouver Reds's Omar Duardo got control of the ball when Silas Brodel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Agro Imortal's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.