U23 World League

Estádio Barrenta
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luiz Fábio Lima took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gav Smith sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Barrenta SC's Nestor Carioca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gav Smith in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Luiz Fábio Lima notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Spartak de Txurdi's Mikolaj Grunwalski. Mikolaj Grunwalski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 14 minutes into the match, Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Mikolaj Grunwalski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luiz Fábio Lima. 15 minutes into the match, Spartak de Txurdi's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Fábio Lima came free, but Mikolaj Grunwalski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Mikolaj Grunwalski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ursino Silvestre. Gav Smith fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestor Carioca having to interfere. Nestor Carioca came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Spartak de Txurdi's Gav Smith. But to his dismay, Gav Smith quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Nestor Carioca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gav Smith in the 28th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Liberto Merino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Carioca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gav Smith in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nestor Carioca prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Spartak de Txurdi's Gav Smith in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barrenta SC's goalie prevented a goal. Nestor Carioca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gav Smith, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute Mário Damião shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikolaj Grunwalski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barrenta SC's Nestor Carioca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gav Smith in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horacio Hernandez in the 43rd minute of play forced Barrenta SC's goalkeeper Nestor Carioca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mikolaj Grunwalski made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Ursino Silvestre sent off a good shot on target.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gav Smith in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nestor Carioca saved Barrenta SC from getting behind. When Gav Smith fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Spartak de Txurdi's protests and gave Gav Smith a yellow card for diving instead. Ahmet Gökalp Taçkın kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Spartak de Txurdi's Mikolaj Grunwalski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yuri Alberto in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ursino Silvestre in the 63rd minute of play forced Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Mikolaj Grunwalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Barrenta SC booed when Spartak de Txurdi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juanito Arribas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Spartak de Txurdi's Juanito Arribas got a free kick in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ursino Silvestre in the 66th minute of play forced Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Mikolaj Grunwalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nestor Carioca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gav Smith in the 70th minute. After 73 minutes, Marcos Cruz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barrenta SC and the Spartak de Txurdi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Marcos Cruz hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, Raymond Kalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute of the match Jânio Lopez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mikolaj Grunwalski showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Nestor Carioca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gav Smith in the 78th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Barrenta SC's goal looked a bit too open when Horacio Hernandez came free, but Nestor Carioca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gav Smith sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Barrenta SC's Nestor Carioca got control of the ball when Gav Smith tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nestor Carioca made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Gav Smith sent off a good shot on target. Nestor Carioca had in the 93rdth minute some difficulties stopping Gav Smith's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Gilvan Prata charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilvan Prata the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Barrenta SC's Gilvan Prata got a free kick in the 95th minute. Barrenta SC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.