U23 World League

Estadio SINGULAR
Spectators: 7666 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sam Huveneers kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the match, PLURAL's goal looked a bit too open when Zheng Zheng came free, but Jorge Montenegro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 7 played minutes PLURAL got a freekick which was hit by Sandro Mafra. Jorge Montenegro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zheng Zheng in the 11th minute of play. Pang Xun Chen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renan Paraense having to interfere. 18 minutes into the game, Leripe Lifestyle's Sam Huveneers nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jorge Montenegro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 25th match minute, Leripe Lifestyle was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sam Huveneers to maneuver through the defense. Pang Xun Chen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Renan Paraense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leripe Lifestyle's defense didn't have a chance, in the 30th minute, when António Jesus scored to the left of an out of position Renan Paraense, making the score, 1-1. Zheng Zheng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, PLURAL's Leandro Falcão got a free kick in the 37th minute. When PLURAL's António Jesus in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leripe Lifestyle's goalie prevented a goal. Renan Paraense made an important save on a dangerous shot by António Jesus in the 44th minute. Jorge Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zheng Zheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pang Xun Chen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Leonardo Pernambucano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jorge Montenegro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. António Jesus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jorge Montenegro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Huveneers in the 62nd minute of play. If Sam Huveneers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. António Jesus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renan Paraense having to interfere. Leripe Lifestyle's Daniil Domernikov was substituted for Valdir Cabral. After 76 played minutes PLURAL got a freekick which was hit by Geraldo Branco. A collision led to PLURAL getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Geraldo Branco hit a great ball. Leripe Lifestyle's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leonardo Pernambucano in the 82nd minute. António Jesus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Renan Paraense having to interfere. In the 87th match minute, Leripe Lifestyle was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonardo Pernambucano to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pang Xun Chen in the 92nd minute of play forced Leripe Lifestyle's goalkeeper Renan Paraense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the game, PLURAL's Pang Xun Chen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Renan Paraense made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. When the match was over Leripe Lifestyle could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than PLURAL throughout the match.