U23 World League

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Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Nildo Pereira made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goalkeeper José Maria Pontes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Behe Etxeberria. 4 minutes into the match, Hélio Furtado notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Nueva Adalucia's Alejandro Landa. Alejandro Landa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alejandro Landa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nildo Pereira in the 8th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Bata Palma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alejandro Landa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélio Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Emesto Sainz kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Duarte Mineiro took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alejandro Landa. Alejandro Landa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. José Maria Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arsenio Erico in the 19th minute of the match. A collision led to COURO COME FC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Nildo Pereira hit a great ball. Behe Etxeberria hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Duarte Mineiro hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. A collision led to Nueva Adalucia getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Oton Contreras hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the match, Nueva Adalucia's goal looked a bit too open when Duarte Mineiro came free, but Alejandro Landa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alejandro Landa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nildo Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Maria Pontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arsenio Erico, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Espiridion Barrientos in the 38th minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper José Maria Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 40 minutes of play, Nueva Adalucia's Oton Contreras made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José Maria Pontes was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Behe Etxeberria kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving José Maria Pontes. That made the score 2-2 in the 45 minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leopoldo Ramis to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Espiridion Barrientos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. José Maria Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Espiridion Barrientos in the 58th minute of the match. COURO COME FC's Bata Palma got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. José Maria Pontes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oton Contreras, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Behe Etxeberria scored 3-2 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of José Maria Pontes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Bata Palma fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored COURO COME FC's protests and gave Bata Palma a yellow card for diving instead. Bata Palma kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. If Nildo Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute, Espiridion Barrientos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nildo Pereira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Alejandro Landa made a huge save. José Maria Pontes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oton Contreras in the 86th minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, COURO COME FC's Túlio Arantes dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.