U23 World League

Olímpico Monumental
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jorginho Campidelis took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the game, NAGANO F.C's Marcelino Lara nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tiaguinho Loyola made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in RACING FBPA's zone, Cláudio López stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tiaguinho Loyola came out of the goal and Cláudio López tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 10th match minute, RACING FBPA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Panella to maneuver through the defense. Villagra Ygnacio scored 0-2 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tiaguinho Loyola, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind RACING FBPA's goalkeeper Tiaguinho Loyola, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 18 minutes of play, NAGANO F.C's Cláudio López made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tiaguinho Loyola was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tiaguinho Loyola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Villagra Ygnacio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to NAGANO F.C getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Karl-Åke Hong hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rigoberto Vilaprenyo got free with Javier Burrau in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 43rd minute Marcelino Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiaguinho Loyola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the game, Marcelino Lara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Tiaguinho Loyola was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Villagra Ygnacio to make the kick off. RACING FBPA's Tiaguinho Loyola proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save RACING FBPA from getting a goal against them. Villagra Ygnacio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 68 minutes, Tiaguinho Loyola successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Javier Burrau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rigoberto Vilaprenyo in the 78th minute of play. In the 80th minute David Beckham Jr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier Burrau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes into the game, Rigoberto Vilaprenyo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Javier Burrau was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 90 played minutes RACING FBPA got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Leite. After a rather tough play, RACING FBPA's Yuri Lopes got a free kick in the 91st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Marcelino Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot. NAGANO F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcelino Lara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tiaguinho Loyola breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. NAGANO F.C walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.