U23 World League

Sebastien Faure
Spectators: 7774 (Terracing: 5831, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Volvimos mejores's Habakkuk Shearer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Volvimos mejores getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Roman Weterio hit a great ball. The audience cheered loudly when Rubinho Loureiro's long shot in the 3rd minute became 1-0 when the ball went to the left of and passed Jeremias Vedillo. Juventudes Libertárias's Wágner Seco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eurico Lima in the 8th minute of play. If Hugo Urtats had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeremias Vedillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Volvimos mejores's Jeremias Vedillo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Volvimos mejores from getting a goal against them. Eurico Lima's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Wágner Seco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Urtats in the 33rd minute of play forced Juventudes Libertárias's goalkeeper Wágner Seco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Volvimos mejores getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Haroldo Manex hit a great ball. After 40 minutes, Eloy Bonadona mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Volvimos mejores and the Juventudes Libertárias players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eloy Bonadona kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Habakkuk Shearer's late challenge caught a Juventudes Libertárias's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Habakkuk Shearer helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Volvimos mejores getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Habakkuk Shearer hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ritvaldis Rau was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Volvimos mejores getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Habakkuk Shearer hit a great ball. Jeremias Vedillo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agostinho Almeida in the 51st minute of play. Wágner Seco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Haroldo Manex in the 56th minute. Wágner Seco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Habakkuk Shearer, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Rubinho Loureiro kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Volvimos mejores's Jeremias Vedillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilson Meirelles in the 62nd minute of play. Volvimos mejores's Haroldo Manex got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Juventudes Libertárias's Wágner Seco got control of the ball when Eurico Lima tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wágner Seco made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Eurico Lima sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Juventudes Libertárias booed when Volvimos mejores was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ovidio Bakar didn't get a good kick on the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Juventudes Libertárias's goalkeeper Wágner Seco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eurico Lima. After 85 played minutes Volvimos mejores got a freekick which was hit by Roman Weterio. Volvimos mejores's Jeremias Vedillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexsandro Simão in the 88th minute of play. Jeremias Vedillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agostinho Almeida, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Juventudes Libertárias were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Volvimos mejores for a fine match.