U23 World League

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Spectators: 9195 (Terracing: 6898, Seating: 2114, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maxim Gogea started the match with the kick off. Betinho Arantes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matías Zaracho, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18 were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after BK Nerysminne's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Francisco Illart took the corner. The audience was convinced that Maxim Gogea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Su Liang Kun was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. BK Nerysminne's Betinho Arantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Sá in the 9th minute of play. The corner went over the outstretched arms of BK Nerysminne's goalie and right to Ubaldo Ospin. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. BK Nerysminne's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After 15th play minutes Maxim Gogea shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Su Liang Kun and just under the crossbar into goal. If Ubaldo Ospin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Ubaldo Ospin sped through BK Nerysminne's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Betinho Arantes. After 29 played minutes RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18 got a freekick which was hit by Lech Trynda. Vladimír Šmicer kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Ubaldo Ospin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Betinho Arantes having to interfere. Wu Bing Fei's late challenge caught a BK Nerysminne's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wu Bing Fei helped the player get up and apologised. After 47 played minutes RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18 got a freekick which was hit by Wu Bing Fei. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Bernardo Sá made the kick off in the second half. Su Liang Kun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxim Gogea in the 56th minute of play. RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's Vladimír Šmicer quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Stanimir Dragnev, made in the 58th minute of the game. The throw-in from Lech Trynda in the 59th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by BK Nerysminne's Mikael Palm. Ubaldo Ospin kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Su Liang Kun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxim Gogea in the 79th minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Lech Trynda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Su Liang Kun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxim Gogea in the 85th minute of the match. BK Nerysminne's Betinho Arantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Quintana Roo in the 86th minute of play. RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Francisco Illart in the 88th minute. The corner ended in Matías Zaracho almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but BK Nerysminne's Betinho Arantes did a great save. 91 minutes into the match, RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's Ubaldo Ospin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Betinho Arantes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 92 played minutes BK Nerysminne got a freekick which was hit by Nisse Pe. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Francisco Illart managed to get in a good position for a shot. RIVER y NADA MÁS 09.12.18's supporters rose to their feet, but Francisco Illart was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Betinho Arantes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Quintana Roo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Betinho Arantes having to interfere. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.