U23 World League

La Trinchera
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Honorato Ursino started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd match minute, Pragmáticos 1903 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tadeu do Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Pragmáticos 1903's Zé Carlos Britto got control of the ball when Honorato Ursino tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pragmáticos 1903's Zé Carlos Britto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorato Ursino in the 7th minute of play. Salvador Pasqual made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeu do Nascimento in the 8th minute of play. Salvador Pasqual made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeu do Nascimento in the 12th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Honorato Ursino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Salvador Pasqual made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vito Furlan in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute of the match, Honorato Ursino got a very nice opportunity to score, but Zé Carlos Britto was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With his leg Zé Carlos Britto managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when C.A. Línea Rotativa's Honorato Ursino fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Zé Carlos Britto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Honorato Ursino in the 25th minute of play. Salvador Pasqual stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tadeu do Nascimento's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Zé Carlos Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basilio Rojelio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vito Furlan in the 35th minute of play forced C.A. Línea Rotativa's goalkeeper Salvador Pasqual to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Pragmáticos 1903's Vito Furlan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Salvador Pasqual made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Renato de Azevedo during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Renato de Azevedo hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Salvador Pasqual showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tadeu do Nascimento in the 48th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vito Furlan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Honorato Ursino sped through Pragmáticos 1903's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zé Carlos Britto. After 61 played minutes Pragmáticos 1903 got a freekick which was hit by Róbson Guedes. In the 62nd minute, Basilio Rojelio 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. Zé Carlos Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Haritz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Pragmáticos 1903's Salvador Pasqual threw himself towards the right post 73 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tadeu do Nascimento, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Zé Carlos Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorato Ursino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute Tadeu do Nascimento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salvador Pasqual saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 90 in the game by Ferenc Puskás from a close distance when the talented Salvador Pasqual managed to make a qualified save. C.A. Línea Rotativa's players were relieved. Giovani Sanches was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 97 minutes into the match. 97 minutes into the game, one of Pragmáticos 1903:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.