U23 World League

Pepo Aravena
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlos Alberto de Sousa started the match with the kick off. Tomás Las Casas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Luís Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The supporters of Magallanes booed when Futbol Club RRFV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Luís Martins didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th minute of the match Filipo Paut sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Diamantino Senna skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Luís Martins in the 9th minute of play forced Magallanes's goalkeeper Tomás Las Casas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Hipolito Fritz could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Diamantino Senna however easily saved by the left post. After 13 minutes, Quintén Darrigrande mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Magallanes and the Futbol Club RRFV players grew even worse after the yellow card. Quintén Darrigrande kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Tomás Las Casas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dida da Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Alberto de Sousa scored 0-2 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tomás Las Casas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 22 minutes into the match, Carlos Alberto de Sousa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomás Las Casas. Magallanes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Alberto de Sousa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 26th minute of the match Magallanes got a corner. Futbol Club RRFV's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Filipo Paut ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 27th minute, Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso got the opportunity to take care of a free kick it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball went too high, a missed opportunity for Magallanes. Hipolito Fritz struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Diamantino Senna didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Magallanes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dida da Cunha in the 30th minute of play forced Magallanes's goalkeeper Tomás Las Casas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd match minute, Magallanes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso to maneuver through the defense. Tomás Las Casas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dida da Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Luis Johnson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Futbol Club RRFV were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Luis Aravena made the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Carlos Alberto de Sousa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tomás Las Casas. That made the score 0-4 in the 51 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomé Martins during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Futbol Club RRFV's Tomé Martins got a free kick in the 57th minute. Magallanes's Luis Aravena got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Magallanes getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos Alberto de Sousa got free with Tomás Las Casas in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Diamantino Senna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Aravena in the 71st minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Magallanes's goalkeeper Tomás Las Casas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by André Luís Martins. Tomé Martins hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. The supporters of Magallanes booed when Futbol Club RRFV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tomé Martins didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hipolito Fritz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diamantino Senna having to interfere. Tomás Las Casas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from André Luís Martins in the 76th minute of play. A collision led to Futbol Club RRFV getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. André Luís Martins hit a great ball. If Luis Johnson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the match, Magallanes's goalkeeper Tomás Las Casas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dida da Cunha. 86 minutes into the match, Magallanes's goalkeeper Tomás Las Casas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by André Luís Martins. During the 90th minute of the match Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Leopoldo Jacinto Herboso hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dida da Cunha got free with Tomás Las Casas in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Diamantino Senna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brian Izaga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.