U23 World League

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Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The Tigers's Ionuț Mureșan 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. Tim Johnstone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Maciel in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionuț Mureșan in the 8th minute of play forced THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's goalkeeper Osvaldo dos Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 played minutes The Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Benji Murray. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Piers Goacher during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Piers Goacher hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Osvaldo dos Santos came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by The Tigers's Ionuț Mureșan. But to his dismay, Ionuț Mureșan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Osvaldo dos Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rio Blewitt in the 21st minute of the match. Osvaldo dos Santos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benji Murray, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. When Marcinho Donato came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcinho Donato couldn't finish the play. Tim Johnstone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Maciel, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The supporters of THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ booed when The Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ionuț Mureșan didn't get a good kick on the ball. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Osvaldo dos Santos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hayden Moore in the 42nd minute of play. The THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. The Tigers were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Flavio Maciel made the kick off in the second half. The Tigers's Tim Johnstone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcinho Donato in the 53rd minute of play. Marcinho Donato received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Tim Johnstone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcinho Donato in the 64th minute of play forced The Tigers's goalkeeper Tim Johnstone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ booed when The Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benji Murray didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Adalberto Pirani got a free kick in the 66th minute. The supporters of The Tigers booed when THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adalberto Pirani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Osvaldo dos Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ionuț Mureșan in the 69th minute of play. Pedro Mendes's late challenge caught a The Tigers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pedro Mendes helped the player get up and apologised. Pedro Mendes kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Tim Johnstone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcinho Donato in the 77th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's goal looked a bit too open when Phil Clarke came free, but Osvaldo dos Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osvaldo dos Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phil Clarke in the 82nd minute of play. Tim Johnstone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Maciel, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. When Flavio Maciel came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Flavio Maciel couldn't finish the play. THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ's Osvaldo dos Santos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ from getting a goal against them. Osvaldo dos Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benji Murray in the 89th minute of play. Adalberto Pirani's late challenge caught a The Tigers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adalberto Pirani helped the player get up and apologised. Adalberto Pirani hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Osvaldo dos Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benji Murray in the 96th minute of the match. The Tigers played a much better game than THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ and deserved their victory. The THE FLALIRA FAMILY MZ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.