U23 World League

Los Matadores SXXI
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Atlético da Colina's Chico Bastos 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. Dávid Kárpáti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Fantini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chico Bastos in the 17th minute of play forced Cuervos Galácticos's goalkeeper Dávid Kárpáti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Vladimiro Nerio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cuervos Galácticos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético da Colina the free kick. In the 18th match minute, Cuervos Galácticos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimiro Nerio to maneuver through the defense. Dávid Kárpáti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chico Bastos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 24 minutes Cuervos Galácticos's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Orlando Vinhas who took care of the corner kick. If Chico Bastos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dávid Kárpáti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chico Bastos in the 30th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Chico Bastos notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Cuervos Galácticos's Dávid Kárpáti. Dávid Kárpáti was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 42 minutes of play, Atlético da Colina's Chico Bastos made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dávid Kárpáti was left in no man's land by his defense there! Orlando Vinhas charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Orlando Vinhas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, Orlando Vinhas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Felix Ixona came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Cuervos Galácticos 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 Felix Ixona couldn't finish the play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gavino Guifre was the one to do the kick off. Carlos Germano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavino Guifre in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 60th match minute, Cuervos Galácticos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimiro Nerio to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Atlético da Colina's Vinícius Conceicão got a free kick in the 64th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Cuervos Galácticos's goalkeeper Dávid Kárpáti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chico Bastos. In the 74th minute Atlético da Colina were awarded a corner. Orlando Vinhas went to the cornerflag to take it. When Gavino Guifre fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cuervos Galácticos's protests and gave Gavino Guifre a yellow card for diving instead. In the 76th match minute, Cuervos Galácticos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gavino Guifre to maneuver through the defense. 77 minutes into the match, Cuervos Galácticos's goalkeeper Dávid Kárpáti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chico Bastos. In the 78th match minute, Atlético da Colina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Vinhas to maneuver through the defense. Dávid Kárpáti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Fantini in the 81st minute of the match. Dávid Kárpáti didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chico Bastos went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillermo Manex in the 85th minute of play forced Atlético da Colina's goalkeeper Carlos Germano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 88 minutes of play, Cuervos Galácticos's Santos Lauren made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Carlos Germano was left in no man's land by his defense there! Chico Bastos hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. 94 minutes into the match, Cuervos Galácticos's Guillermo Manex sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carlos Germano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Atlético da Colina eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.