U23 World League

La Bombostera
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edu Pena took the kick off in the first half of the match. PauoL & The Queen were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after Xurupita FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Esteban Inko took the corner. If Edu Pena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 13 minutes into the match, Edu Pena had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of German Benat. PauoL & The Queen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edu Pena was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesinha Faria in the 15th minute of play forced PauoL & The Queen's goalkeeper German Benat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Astor Fraco could shoot a difficult shot in the 20th minute, which Hílton Costa however easily saved by the left post. In the 20th minute, Edu Pena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th match minute, PauoL & The Queen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hilario Montez to maneuver through the defense. Xurupita FC's Hílton Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rogelio Leobardo in the 29th minute of play. German Benat didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cesinha Faria went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edu Pena in the 46th minute of play forced PauoL & The Queen's goalkeeper German Benat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Edu Pena could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but German Benat made a huge save. Hílton Costa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Astor Fraco, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. German Benat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesinha Faria, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After 65 played minutes PauoL & The Queen got a freekick which was hit by Hilario Montez. Murilo de Brito took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for German Benat. PauoL & The Queen's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Eurico Dante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Esteban Inko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hílton Costa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Astor Fraco in the 71st minute of play. If Astor Fraco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. German Benat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesinha Faria in the 80th minute of play. German Benat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesinha Faria in the 81st minute of play. In the 84th minute, Cesinha Faria ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. German Benat was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. With 88 minutes on the clock, Serafino Gustau commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to PauoL & The Queen getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Serafino Gustau hit a great ball. Murilo de Brito was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 90th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 95 minutes into the game, Cesinha Faria recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of German Benat. Cesinha Faria showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5.