U23 World League

La Cueva Morada
Spectators: 7983 (Terracing: 5988, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristian Salles kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, Kauan Rezende hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaime Quiros's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Fernandão Penha firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 4 played minutes Castanheiro SC got a freekick which was hit by Falcão Reis. Jaime Quiros's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fernandão Penha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute SAPRIMECKBEL were awarded a corner. Song Feng Chen went to the cornerflag to take it. Castanheiro SC's Fernandão Penha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Castanheiro SC from getting a goal against them. 19 minutes into the match, Castanheiro SC's goal looked a bit too open when Zheng Xi Xun came free, but Fernandão Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Fernandão Penha managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when SAPRIMECKBEL's Jaime Quiros fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience was convinced that Zheng Xi Xun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fernandão Penha was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. With a little luck, Castanheiro SC's Fernandão Penha got control of the ball when Jaime Quiros tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fernandão Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxi Moralez in the 33rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Quiros got free with Fernandão Penha in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Castanheiro SC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Leonardo Trancoso hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Cristian Salles's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frank Mora was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Frank Mora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kauan Rezende, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zheng Xi Xun to make the kick off. The SAPRIMECKBEL fans' excitement grew in the 51st match minute when SAPRIMECKBEL's Zheng Xi Xun looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 58 minutes into the match, Doruk Köken had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fernandão Penha. Castanheiro SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Doruk Köken was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 63rd minute Zheng Xi Xun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernandão Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zheng Xi Xun in the 65th minute of play forced Castanheiro SC's goalkeeper Fernandão Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Castanheiro SC's Fernandão Penha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doruk Köken in the 66th minute of play. Waldemar Guimarães hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Waldemar Guimarães hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. SAPRIMECKBEL made a substitution. Kerry Flöter replaced Maxi Moralez. Kerry Flöter scored 3-0 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fernandão Penha, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fernandão Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zheng Xi Xun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frank Mora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeferson Mandrak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 89 minutes into the game, SAPRIMECKBEL's Zheng Xi Xun nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fernandão Penha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. 93 minutes into the match, SAPRIMECKBEL's Zheng Xi Xun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fernandão Penha narrowly saved just below the crossbar. SAPRIMECKBEL's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.