U23 World League

HOTEL CALIFORNIA
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sidnei Teixeira started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidnei Teixeira in the 5th minute of play forced Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵'s goalkeeper Ricardo Alpert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- defense, Omar Macerio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elder Lago. The Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elder Lago should have stopped the shot. Marco Leite kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵'s Daniel Agostini broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 35 minutes into the match, Gil Hoffmann had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ricardo Alpert. Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gil Hoffmann was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Jesus Eyague sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Uriel Santo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elder Lago was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Marco Leite hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Uriel Santo made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Uriel Santo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Elder Lago came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵'s Uriel Santo. But to his dismay, Uriel Santo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. 62 minutes into the game, Omar Macerio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-1. Elder Lago was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵ getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Benjamin Linnus hit a great ball. Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵'s Ricardo Alpert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sidnei Teixeira in the 68th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵'s goal looked a bit too open when Gil Hoffmann came free, but Ricardo Alpert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute, Uriel Santo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elder Lago was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-1. A collision led to Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵ getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Uriel Santo hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Gualter Queirós got a free kick in the 81st minute. After 83 minutes of play, Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵'s Jesus Eyague made it 9-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elder Lago was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jesus Eyague hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Christiano de Godoi hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. 96 minutes into the match, Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Omar Macerio came free, but Elder Lago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Vł₦ɆłⱤØ ₣₵.