U23 World League

Warsong Gulch
Spectators: 7649 (Terracing: 5738, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Mateus Pitta struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Didi Gonçalves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SE Palmeiras. After a rather tough play, Nagrand's Gabriel Mathews got a free kick in the 9th minute. When Carlos Fernando Aparecido came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the SE Palmeiras fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Carlos Fernando Aparecido couldn't finish the play. 16 minutes into the match, Azam Tan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nilson Dracena. SE Palmeiras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Azam Tan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 19th minute, 程洲荣 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nagrand fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. 26 minutes into the match, 程洲荣 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nilson Dracena. SE Palmeiras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 程洲荣 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. The supporters of SE Palmeiras booed when Nagrand was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Mathews didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute Gabriel Mathews shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nilson Dracena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, 程洲荣 notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of SE Palmeiras's Nilson Dracena. Nilson Dracena was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 46 minutes into the match, Nagrand's goal looked a bit too open when Mateus Pitta came free, but Didi Gonçalves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell 程洲荣 to make the kick off. Nilson Dracena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Mathews, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 52nd minute, Mateus Pitta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Didi Gonçalves was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. In the 59th minute, 程洲荣 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nilson Dracena was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. Nilson Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Azam Tan in the 63rd minute of play. Nilson Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 程洲荣 in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Azam Tan in the 68th minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Nilson Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Mathews in the 69th minute of play forced SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Nilson Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Nagrand booed when SE Palmeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mateus Pitta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nilson Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 程洲荣, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Nilson Dracena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Mathews, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Carlos Fernando Aparecido hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After 74 played minutes, Nagrand's Ron Laycock shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nilson Dracena came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Nagrand reached it. In the 75th minute, Gabriel Mathews made a precise shot to the right of Nilson Dracena. SE Palmeiras's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-1. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind SE Palmeiras's goalkeeper Nilson Dracena, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 82 minutes into the match, SE Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Mathews came free, but Nilson Dracena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SE Palmeiras's Nilson Dracena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 程洲荣 in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th match minute, SE Palmeiras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Fernando Aparecido to maneuver through the defense. 95 minutes into the match, Gabriel Mathews notched a goal, 10-1, to the right of SE Palmeiras's Nilson Dracena. Nilson Dracena was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nagrand walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.