U23 World League

Estádio 20 de Agosto
Spectators: 7852 (Terracing: 5890, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gusmão Azeredo started the match with the kick off. Tohias Abeita took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised João Carvalhais. João Carvalhais dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Roegelio Abeita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basílio Caetano, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. The audience was convinced that Tohias Abeita's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Carvalhais was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Roegelio Abeita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gusmão Azeredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Carvalhais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laurendi Abendano in the 26th minute of play. João Carvalhais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Abalos in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute Basílio Caetano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roegelio Abeita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the game, Gremio Viana's Edson Nascimento nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roegelio Abeita made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. El Pulpo Paceño's Roegelio Abeita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucílio Valente in the 35th minute of play. After 39 minutes of play, El Pulpo Paceño's Francisco Abalos made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Carvalhais was left in no man's land by his defense there! João Carvalhais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tohias Abeita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The wind increased when Tohias Abeita made the kick off in the second half. João Carvalhais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tohias Abeita, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the match, Gremio Viana's goalkeeper João Carvalhais had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Laurendi Abendano. In the 59th minute, El Pulpo Paceño's Laurendi Abendano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind João Carvalhais. João Carvalhais yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. Roegelio Abeita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edson Nascimento in the 64th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, El Pulpo Paceño's Zornin Abadie got a free kick in the 64th minute. With a little luck, Gremio Viana's João Carvalhais got control of the ball when Laurendi Abendano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roegelio Abeita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edson Nascimento in the 70th minute of play. 71 minutes into the game, Lucílio Valente cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Roegelio Abeita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 74th minute Basílio Caetano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roegelio Abeita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gusmão Azeredo in the 78th minute of play forced El Pulpo Paceño's goalkeeper Roegelio Abeita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuno Durães fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roegelio Abeita having to interfere. Iban Abecia kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Roegelio Abeita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gusmão Azeredo, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After a rather tough play, Gremio Viana's Basílio Caetano got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 92nd minute, Tohias Abeita got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of Gremio Viana booed when El Pulpo Paceño was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laurendi Abendano didn't get a good kick on the ball. 99 minutes into the game, Gremio Viana's Gusmão Azeredo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roegelio Abeita made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-4. The El Pulpo Paceño 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.