U23 World League

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Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Carver Hunter got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes of play, Harry Cool's 盛世 Bati made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tarcísio Lucena was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 11 played minutes Harry Cool got a freekick which was hit by Carver Hunter. Luck Locke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dário Lopes in the 13th minute of play. If Berto Guinea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 30th minute, 盛世 Bati made a precise shot to the right of Tarcísio Lucena. VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. 盛世 Bati recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 38th minute 盛世 Bati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tarcísio Lucena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 40 minutes VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Carsyn Trims who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Harry Cool's Carsyn Trims to fire away a dangerous shot which Tarcísio Lucena despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 40th match minute, VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Fragoso to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st minute, 盛世 Bati ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tarcísio Lucena was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Harry Cool's Bran Greenan quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Sílvio Castro, made in the 46th minute of the game. 47 minutes into the match, 盛世 Bati had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tarcísio Lucena. VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 盛世 Bati was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 56th minute Harry Cool were awarded a corner. Carsyn Trims went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Harry Cool's 盛世 Bati getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After having played for 58 minutes, Carver Hunter managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Harry Cool's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carver Hunter was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 盛世 Bati in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tarcísio Lucena prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Harry Cool made a substitution. Brent Weeks replaced Bran Greenan. After 65 minutes VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Carsyn Trims who took care of the corner kick. Carsyn Trims made a great header on Harry Cool's corner, it was just that VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's Tarcísio Lucena managed to reach the ball for a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Harry Cool's 盛世 Bati slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tarcísio Lucena. That made the score 0-6 after 70 minutes of play. Abílio Meireles's late challenge caught a Harry Cool's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abílio Meireles helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, VETERANOS DA GUINÉ - FLF's Abílio Meireles got a free kick in the 76th minute. Tarcísio Lucena stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of 盛世 Bati's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. In the 79th minute 盛世 Bati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tarcísio Lucena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute Juvenal Semedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luck Locke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the game, Juvenal Semedo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Luck Locke was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 92 minutes into the match, Harry Cool's goal looked a bit too open when Abílio Meireles came free, but Luck Locke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Harry Cool players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.