U23 World League

Benzema Stadium
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sílvio Alagoano took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marshrose's Bara Miss got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 4th minute, Bara Miss made a precise shot to the right of Oscar Saldanha. Squadra Demarchi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Jame Gilliam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Saldanha having to interfere. In the 12th match minute, Squadra Demarchi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael da Rocha to maneuver through the defense. When Jame Gilliam came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Marshrose 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 Jame Gilliam couldn't finish the play. Bara Miss who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Oscar Saldanha when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Blair Mélançon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Marshrose's supporters rose to their feet, but Blair Mélançon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oscar Saldanha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Squadra Demarchi fans' excitement grew in the 17th match minute when Squadra Demarchi's Kléber Queirós looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The nice shot from Bara Miss in the 23rdth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Oscar Saldanha had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Bara Miss received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Oscar Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Squadra Demarchi's Oscar Saldanha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Squadra Demarchi from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Marshrose's Brice Bergman got a free kick in the 37th minute. With his leg Oscar Saldanha managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Marshrose's Bara Miss fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Jame Gilliam kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bara Miss was the one to do the kick off. When Richard Moura fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Squadra Demarchi's protests and gave Richard Moura a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Squadra Demarchi's Richard Moura got a free kick in the 51st minute. If Bara Miss had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Marshrose getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Columbus Long hit a great ball. Blair Mélançon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Oscar Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bara Miss in the 62nd minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Squadra Demarchi getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Nelson Vidal hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bara Miss in the 68th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Marshrose's Columbus Long got a free kick in the 71st minute. Oscar Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bara Miss in the 79th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Bara Miss cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Oscar Saldanha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bara Miss fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Saldanha having to interfere. Bara Miss fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Saldanha having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bara Miss in the 87th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oscar Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bara Miss, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. A collision led to Squadra Demarchi getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Ciro Castro hit a great ball. There was no doubt that Marshrose were the better team. Marshrose's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.