U23 World League

Galaxy Arena
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Orlando Castulo made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Imperio Académico getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Aureliano Quirce hit a great ball. Benedito Carvalho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Chabier having to interfere. Aureliano Quirce fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Glauco Soeiro having to interfere. In the 17th minute, Aureliano Quirce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute, Orlando Castulo made a precise shot to the right of Glauco Soeiro. Elite™- FC Galácticos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Aureliano Quirce charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aureliano Quirce the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Orlando Castulo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the game, Imperio Académico's Melchor Joachim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Glauco Soeiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Emilio Sugoi took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Glauco Soeiro. Glauco Soeiro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Francisco Chabier made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when João Pedro Xavier sent off a good shot on target. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Ulysses Bezerra hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Imperio Académico made a substitution. Leo Ondino replaced Melchor Joachim. A collision led to Elite™- FC Galácticos getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Ulysses Bezerra hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Elite™- FC Galácticos's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Orlando Castulo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orlando Castulo got free with Glauco Soeiro in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Imperio Académico's Emilio Sugoi got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 84 minutes into the match, Orlando Castulo notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Elite™- FC Galácticos's Glauco Soeiro. Glauco Soeiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the Imperio Académico defense, Benedito Carvalho kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Francisco Chabier. The Imperio Académico fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Francisco Chabier should have stopped the shot.