U23 World League

Botinho FC
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alvaro Montrell started the match with the kick off. Hílton Magalhães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asopos Katsiavrias in the 3rd minute of the match. When Copérnico F.C.'s Alvaro Montrell in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Botinho FC's goalie prevented a goal. When Copérnico F.C.'s Alvaro Montrell in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Botinho FC's goalie prevented a goal. 5 minutes into the match, Botinho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Montrell came free, but Hílton Magalhães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 7 minutes Botinho FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Paulino Ledesma who took care of the corner kick. Copérnico F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Paulino Ledesma in the 8th minute. Hílton Magalhães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Montrell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th match minute, Copérnico F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermengildo Cordeal to maneuver through the defense. 15 minutes into the match, Botinho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Montrell came free, but Hílton Magalhães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Montrell in the 17th minute of play forced Botinho FC's goalkeeper Hílton Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Benjamin Rossi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Copérnico F.C.'s Cristian Gau did a great save. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Alvaro Montrell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Copérnico F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Alvaro Montrell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hílton Magalhães breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alvaro Montrell in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hílton Magalhães prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Asopos Katsiavrias in the 33rd minute of play forced Botinho FC's goalkeeper Hílton Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Botinho FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Paulino Ledesma was slow to take the kick. During this time Copérnico F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. The corner led Copérnico F.C.'s Leandro Mannie to fire away a dangerous shot which Hílton Magalhães despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Kılıç Şafak's late challenge caught a Botinho FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kılıç Şafak helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Copérnico F.C. getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Kılıç Şafak hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Asopos Katsiavrias in the 39th minute of play forced Botinho FC's goalkeeper Hílton Magalhães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Copérnico F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 40th match minute when Copérnico F.C.'s Alvaro Montrell 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alvaro Montrell in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hílton Magalhães saved Botinho FC from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alvaro Montrell in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hílton Magalhães saved Botinho FC from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Urki Veraza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Copérnico F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Urki Veraza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hílton Magalhães breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Copérnico F.C. made a substitution. Ariel Ostots replaced Alberto Galo. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Alvaro Montrell put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Hílton Magalhães. Copérnico F.C.'s Alberto Tello was substituted for Sixto Jurgi. Alvaro Montrell in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hílton Magalhães, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 64th minute, Bernardinho Penha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristian Gau was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. The supporters of Copérnico F.C. booed when Botinho FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Rossi didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Copérnico F.C.'s Alvaro Montrell in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Botinho FC's goalie prevented a goal. Copérnico F.C. were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after Botinho FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Paulino Ledesma took the corner. Hílton Magalhães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Montrell in the 72nd minute of the match. Botinho FC's Hílton Magalhães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Montrell in the 74th minute of play. Alvaro Montrell did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-4 to the left of a surprised Hílton Magalhães 75 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the match, Botinho FC's goalkeeper Hílton Magalhães had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alberto Tello. Alvaro Montrell in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hílton Magalhães, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Hílton Magalhães stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvaro Montrell's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Alvaro Montrell who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 83rdth minute tested the skills of Hílton Magalhães when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 85th minute Copérnico F.C. were awarded a corner. Paulino Ledesma went to the cornerflag to take it. Paulino Ledesma made a great header on Copérnico F.C.'s corner, it was just that Botinho FC's Hílton Magalhães managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 90thth minute of the game Alvaro Montrell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Botinho FC's Hílton Magalhães was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 1-5 became the score in the 93rd minute when Alvaro Montrell elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alvaro Montrell in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hílton Magalhães saved Botinho FC from getting behind. When the final whistle sounded Copérnico F.C. left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Botinho FC.