U23 World League

Ifood Arena
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marco Artal kicked off to start the match. Dênis Valle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Mino in the 3rd minute of the match. Clemente Artizar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermínio Pena in the 7th minute of play. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Toninho da Cunha in the 11th minute. Adrianinho Furtado charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adrianinho Furtado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Albiceleste F.C. booed when Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrianinho Furtado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Naldo Simão kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Dênis Valle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobias Mino, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Dênis Valle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tobias Mino, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After 25 minutes, Basílio Novaes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® and the Albiceleste F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 25th minute, Basílio Novaes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dênis Valle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Artal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Naldo Simão got a free kick in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute, Tobias Mino got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Toninho da Cunha charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Toninho da Cunha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 34th match minute, Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toninho da Cunha to maneuver through the defense. Dênis Valle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Artal, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After 36 minutes, Marco Artal made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s Dênis Valle tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 39 minutes of play, Albiceleste F.C.'s Marco Artal made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dênis Valle was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dênis Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobias Mino in the 45th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hermínio Pena stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Albiceleste F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timoteo Nofre to maneuver through the defense. Clemente Artizar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermínio Pena in the 56th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Marco Artal made a precise shot to the right of Dênis Valle. Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Marco Artal received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dênis Valle came out and tried to block the shot, but Marco Artal slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 61st minute. Tobias Mino's late challenge caught a Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tobias Mino helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th minute, Tobias Mino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Higinio Fix kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Hermínio Pena struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Clemente Artizar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ȼōŗỉȵᵺỉƛȵʂ Wƛŗŗỉōŗʂ®. Adrianinho Furtado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clemente Artizar having to interfere. Timoteo Nofre charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Timoteo Nofre the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dênis Valle made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Marco Artal sent off a good shot on target. Dênis Valle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timoteo Nofre, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 95 minutes into the match, Adrianinho Furtado notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Albiceleste F.C.'s Clemente Artizar. Clemente Artizar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Albiceleste F.C. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.