U23 World League

Templo del Rock
Spectators: 7559 (Terracing: 5670, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jorginho Soares kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damián Díaz in the 12th minute of play forced Internazionale-RS's goalkeeper David Godoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Godoi made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Ricardo Alava sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldinho de Amaral in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Oliver Khan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Internazionale-RS's Ronaldinho de Amaral in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RockCity F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 16th minute, Jama Balanza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RockCity F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Jorginho Soares sped through RockCity F.C.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Oliver Khan. In the 24th minute, Jama Balanza 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. After a rather tough play, Internazionale-RS's Dino de Toledo got a free kick in the 25th minute. David Godoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damián Díaz in the 30th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Internazionale-RS's Bruno Santana sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Oliver Khan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ricardo Alava in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg David Godoi saved Internazionale-RS from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damián Díaz got free with David Godoi in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. David Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jama Balanza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardo Alavas short, quick shot in the 41stth minute got David Godoi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With his leg David Godoi managed to avoid a goal in the 44thth minute, when RockCity F.C.'s Ricardo Alava fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 45 minutes into the match, Internazionale-RS's goalkeeper David Godoi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jama Balanza. With his leg David Godoi managed to avoid a goal in the 46thth minute, when RockCity F.C.'s Ricardo Alava fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Damián Díaz struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. David Godoi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RockCity F.C.. 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.

RockCity F.C.'s Oliver Khan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldinho de Amaral in the 51st minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Internazionale-RS's goal looked a bit too open when Ricardo Alava came free, but David Godoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When RockCity F.C.'s Jama Balanza in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Internazionale-RS's goalie prevented a goal. In the 58thth minute of the game Jama Balanza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Internazionale-RS's David Godoi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When RockCity F.C.'s Ricardo Alava in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Internazionale-RS's goalie prevented a goal. Ricardo Alava sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Godoi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Alava, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. The supporters of RockCity F.C. booed when Internazionale-RS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horácio Oliveira didn't get a good kick on the ball. RockCity F.C.'s Oliver Khan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldinho de Amaral in the 71st minute of play. After 72 minutes, Jorginho Soares mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Internazionale-RS and the RockCity F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Internazionale-RS's David Godoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damián Díaz in the 74th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Internazionale-RS's goal looked a bit too open when Jama Balanza came free, but David Godoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ricardo Alava had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. David Godoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Alava in the 95th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. RockCity F.C. had played much better football throughout.