U23 League

Cereal Jets
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wágner Recife made the kick off which started today's match. When SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Yerko Gold in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Vancouver Reds's goalie prevented a goal. In the 4th minute, Wágner Recife hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Yerko Gold 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 Vancouver Reds's goalie prevented a goal. In the 12th minute of the match SICARIOS Fútbol Club got a corner. Vancouver Reds's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jerardo Liberona ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on SICARIOS Fútbol Club's corner Jerardo Liberona fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Santana Armada quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to SICARIOS Fútbol Club getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Lucero Fritis hit a great ball. Vinícius Novaes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wágner Recife, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 16 minutes of play, Vancouver Reds's Wágner Recife made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vinícius Novaes was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vancouver Reds's Santana Armada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yerko Gold in the 20th minute of play. Yerko Gold's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santana Armada read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Vinícius Novaes made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Rodrigo Ferdinand sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toussaint Alvarez in the 28th minute of play forced SICARIOS Fútbol Club's goalkeeper Vinícius Novaes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vinícius Novaes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wágner Recife in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute of the match, Wágner Recife tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vinícius Novaes saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Vancouver Reds's Wágner Recife in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SICARIOS Fútbol Club's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Vinícius Novaes got control of the ball when Rodrigo Ferdinand tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wágner Recife blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vinícius Novaes having to make a save. Vinícius Novaes made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Rodrigo Ferdinand sent off a good shot on target. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by SICARIOS Fútbol Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rüştü Kadim was slow to take the kick. During this time Vancouver Reds's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Toussaint Alvarez managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Vinícius Novaes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wágner Recife, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Vinícius Novaes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Ferdinand in the 47th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yerko Gold made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Vancouver Reds were awarded a corner. Rüştü Kadim went to the cornerflag to take it. Vancouver Reds's Eugênio Rocha was substituted for Louie Mulford. Vancouver Reds's Jakub Kiwior was substituted for Boyd Couturier. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wágner Recife in the 61st minute of play forced SICARIOS Fútbol Club's goalkeeper Vinícius Novaes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vinícius Novaes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rüştü Kadim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Rüştü Kadim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santana Armada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yerko Gold in the 69th minute of the match. Vancouver Reds made a substitution. Art Rhoades replaced Rodrigo Ferdinand. In the 82nd minute, SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Yerko Maloku seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Yerko Maloku the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of SICARIOS Fútbol Club protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Yerko Maloku had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Vinícius Novaes had in the 83rdth minute some difficulties stopping Wágner Recife's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After a defensive mix-up in SICARIOS Fútbol Club's zone, Rüştü Kadim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vinícius Novaes came out of the goal and Rüştü Kadim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Toussaint Alvarez in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vinícius Novaes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vinícius Novaes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wágner Recife in the 94th minute of the match. Vinícius Novaes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wágner Recife, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.