U23 World League

Arena Fonte Nova
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Aquilino Rameriz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nilton da Rocha's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Aquilino Rameriz had great luck who in the 7thth minute grab hold of the ball when Nilton da Rocha from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. The audience was convinced that Zeng Xu Chang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tostão Varela was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Rijosos F.C.'s Ignacio Grier got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rijosos F.C.'s Aquilino Rameriz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilton da Rocha in the 14th minute of play. Nilton da Rocha might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aquilino Rameriz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nilton da Rocha ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Zeng Xu Chang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tostão Varela was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Tostão Varela stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zeng Xu Chang's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Nilton da Rocha sped through Rijosos F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aquilino Rameriz. Tostão Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeng Xu Chang, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 35th minute, Zeng Xu Chang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tostão Varela was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Tostão Varela stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zeng Xu Chang's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nilton da Rocha in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aquilino Rameriz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Rijosos F.C.'s Zack Ratliff got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zeng Xu Chang to make the kick off. A collision led to Rijosos F.C. getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Derrick Mabry hit a great ball. Mochila FC's Tostão Varela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Mochila FC from getting a goal against them. In the 58thth minute of the game Nilton da Rocha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rijosos F.C.'s Aquilino Rameriz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Rijosos F.C. getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Tony Hastings hit a great ball. In the 72nd minute of the game Derrick Mabry made a throw-in which Melvin Hathaway played forward. Derrick Mabry made in the 80th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Mochila FC's Juvenal Oliveira. Tostão Varela stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zeng Xu Chang's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Zeng Xu Chang took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tostão Varela. Tostão Varela dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. In the 93rd minute, Nilton da Rocha 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. The audience was convinced that Nilton da Rocha's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aquilino Rameriz was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Although Mochila FC had been in control for most of the match, Rijosos F.C. still came away with the win.