U23 World League

Valinor
Spectators: 7623 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Egídio Tinoco took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alejandro Jerano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felippe Saraiva in the 3rd minute of the match. Alejandro Jerano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Egídio Tinoco in the 7th minute of the match. After 7 minutes of play, Parfrente FC's Egídio Tinoco made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alejandro Jerano was left in no man's land by his defense there! 12 minutes into the match, Parfrente FC's goalkeeper Hamílton Donatello had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Suárez. Kalessin's Alejandro Jerano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Egídio Tinoco in the 18th minute of play. Aurelio Eyague fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamílton Donatello having to interfere. Alejandro Jerano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felippe Saraiva in the 29th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kalessin's zone, Tião Saraiva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alejandro Jerano came out of the goal and Tião Saraiva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 33 minutes into the game, Parfrente FC's Egídio Tinoco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alejandro Jerano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 42 minutes into the game, Aurelio Eyague cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Hamílton Donatello was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 47 minutes into the match, Egídio Tinoco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alejandro Jerano. Kalessin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Egídio Tinoco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bernardo Romeo to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Kalessin's goal looked a bit too open when Giovani Netto came free, but Alejandro Jerano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kalessin's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Túlio Maravilha was slow to take the kick. During this time Parfrente FC's players had a chance to rest. After 55 played minutes Parfrente FC got a freekick which was hit by Rodolphe Delavaud. Hamílton Donatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelio Eyague in the 60th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Parfrente FC's Tião Saraiva got a free kick in the 60th minute. Lautaro Suárez scored 2-3 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hamílton Donatello, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 70 played minutes Kalessin got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Romeo. With an all-out effort, Parfrente FC's Alejandro Jerano threw himself towards the right post 73 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Egídio Tinoco, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Romeo in the 76th minute of play forced Parfrente FC's goalkeeper Hamílton Donatello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filipe Amaral blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alejandro Jerano having to make a save. Through an outstanding action, after 77 minutes, Alejandro Jerano successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Alejandro Jerano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filipe Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Giovani Netto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alejandro Jerano having to make a save. In the 88th minute Egídio Tinoco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejandro Jerano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filipe Amaral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alejandro Jerano having to interfere. When Aurelio Eyague fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kalessin's protests and gave Aurelio Eyague a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Kalessin booed when Parfrente FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronaldinho Matorin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Parfrente FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Parfrente FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.