U23 World League

Maracanã
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Luís Paulo Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hidalgo Babiano in the 3rd minute of the match. Thiago de Mendonça could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Ignacio Sotilla made a huge save. If Zenon Santin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodolfo Santos charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodolfo Santos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Flying Dutch getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Rodolfo Santos hit a great ball. YerBaTerOs's Ignacio Sotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Santos in the 14th minute of play. Luís Paulo Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hidalgo Babiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ignacio Sotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Luís Cardoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ignacio Sotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Luís Cardoso in the 25th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as André Luís Cardoso kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ignacio Sotilla. That made the score 1-0 in the 28 minute of play. Xencio Galaz kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. If Zenon Santin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabio Valdeon kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, YerBaTerOs's Zenon Santin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Luís Paulo Romero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 46th minute YerBaTerOs were awarded a corner. Tercero Toria went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Tercero Toria almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Flying Dutch's Luís Paulo Romero did a great save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

In the 52nd minute, Fabian Ivașcu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Flying Dutch fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. When Flying Dutch's André Luís Cardoso in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye YerBaTerOs's goalie prevented a goal. When YerBaTerOs's Hidalgo Babiano in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Flying Dutch's goalie prevented a goal. Flying Dutch's Luís Paulo Romero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Flying Dutch from getting a goal against them. YerBaTerOs made a substitution. Samaniego Hero replaced Tercero Toria. 77 minutes into the match, Flying Dutch's goal looked a bit too open when Hidalgo Babiano came free, but Luís Paulo Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hidalgo Babiano got free with Luís Paulo Romero in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 78th minute, YerBaTerOs's Hidalgo Babiano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Luís Paulo Romero. Luís Paulo Romero yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Ignacio Sotilla came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Flying Dutch's Rodolfo Santos. But to his dismay, Rodolfo Santos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Zenon Santin struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Luís Paulo Romero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for YerBaTerOs. In the 90th minute of the match, Hidalgo Babiano got a very nice opportunity to score, but Luís Paulo Romero was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zenon Santin in the 91st minute of play forced Flying Dutch's goalkeeper Luís Paulo Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zenon Santin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Luís Paulo Romero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Flying Dutch had won after a very even match.