U23 World League

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Spectators: 7775 (Terracing: 5832, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Barnabé Neto took the kick off in the first half of the match. Los Hermanos CIMZ's Lucas Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Kaiet in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute, Mazinho Mazza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Saturnino Sol was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Marcelo Kaiet in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Lucas Buffon, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mazinho Mazza in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Saturnino Sol prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Los Hermanos CIMZ getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Fábio Aparecido hit a great ball. In the 25th minute, Lam Elo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saturnino Sol came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Los Hermanos CIMZ's Mazinho Mazza. But to his dismay, Mazinho Mazza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Saturnino Sol stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Barnabé Neto's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. After a rather tough play, Celestiales's Damian Noe got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Celestiales's Saturnino Sol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mazinho Mazza in the 33rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Celestiales's zone, Mazinho Mazza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saturnino Sol came out of the goal and Mazinho Mazza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 39thth minute of the game Mazinho Mazza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Celestiales's Saturnino Sol was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Celestiales's goal looked a bit too open when Mazinho Mazza came free, but Saturnino Sol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mazinho Mazza took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Saturnino Sol. Saturnino Sol dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After the first half Los Hermanos CIMZ were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Marcelo Kaiet to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Lucas Sterling hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th minute of the match Los Hermanos CIMZ got a corner. Celestiales's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aníbal Pimenta ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Los Hermanos CIMZ's corner Aníbal Pimenta fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Saturnino Sol quite easily take care of the ball. Mazinho Mazza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Celestiales's Saturnino Sol proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Celestiales from getting a goal against them. In the 61st minute, Marcelo Kaiet left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Celestiales fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. In the 70th minute, Marcelo Kaiet made a precise shot to the right of Lucas Buffon. Los Hermanos CIMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. 73 minutes into the match, Celestiales's goalkeeper Saturnino Sol had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mazinho Mazza. A collision led to Los Hermanos CIMZ getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Lucas Makélélé hit a great ball. In the 96th minute Marcelo Kaiet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.