U23 World League

Estadio da Luz
Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 5754, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) Antoine Norton made the kick off and thus started the match. Deivid Barbosa made in the 6th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Arthur Trigo however managed to control. Jano Cavalcante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Montevideo's Deivid Barbosa got a free kick in the 13th minute. After some careless play in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica defense, Leandro Brito kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emanuel Bazinet. The Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emanuel Bazinet should have stopped the shot. Antoine Norton came free with the goalkeeper in the 22nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Oleg Timofeev could save by the left post. After 25 minutes, Deivid Barbosa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Montevideo and the Sport Lisboa e Benfica players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Montevideo getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Deivid Barbosa hit a great ball. 29 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Jano Cavalcante came free, but Emanuel Bazinet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Deivid Barbosa kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

52 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Brito came free, but Emanuel Bazinet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laerte Paraíba charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Laerte Paraíba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Laerte Paraíba kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Antoine Norton's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Oleg Timofeev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Marquis Hopper was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Oleg Timofeev in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. During the 62nd minute of the match Deivid Barbosa completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Deivid Barbosa a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Deivid Barbosa kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Antoine Norton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Oleg Timofeev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Edmílson Schmidt fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Montevideo's protests and gave Edmílson Schmidt a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Montevideo getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Edmílson Schmidt hit a great ball. Marquis Hopper fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 73rd minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball bounced in the crossbar and then went out. It was a very nice shot. In the 75th minute, Laerte Paraíba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's Dominic Hahn was substituted for Patrik Cane. After a rather tough play, Montevideo's Laerte Paraíba got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 77th minute, Marquis Hopper got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antoine Norton in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oleg Timofeev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by Montevideo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marquis Hopper was slow to take the kick. During this time Sport Lisboa e Benfica's players had a chance to rest. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Antoine Norton got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 2-1. 83 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute, Antoine Norton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Oleg Timofeev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antoine Norton, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Shaun Wang kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Sport Lisboa e Benfica's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.