U23 World League

BASTIARO ARENA
Spectators: 7593 (Terracing: 5696, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) The supporters of Esquadrão Lusitano booed when ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elvio Blea didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Raul Sabrosa came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Esquadrão Lusitano fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Raul Sabrosa couldn't finish the play. Esquadrão Lusitano's Jairo Gomes took a good shot, in the 12th minute, which hit the crossbar above Iyan Montiano's head, and flew over the goal. ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐'s manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Esquadrão Lusitano. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Elvio Blea managed to get in a good position for a shot. ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐'s supporters rose to their feet, but Elvio Blea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernardo Arruda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st match minute, Esquadrão Lusitano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aprígio Torres to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachariasz Bobrowski in the 25th minute of play forced ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐'s goalkeeper Iyan Montiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐'s Faro Pesante got a free kick in the 30th minute. If Well-Well Good had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Iyan Montiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Sabrosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Esquadrão Lusitano's goalkeeper Bernardo Arruda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elvio Blea. After 37 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Esquadrão Lusitano! Joanes Saboya scored 1-0 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bernardo Arruda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 46 played minutes Esquadrão Lusitano got a freekick which was hit by Zachariasz Bobrowski. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐'s Joanes Saboya in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Esquadrão Lusitano's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Gomes in the 56th minute of play forced ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐'s goalkeeper Iyan Montiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iago Vivaldo during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Iago Vivaldo hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 57th minute of the match Zachariasz Bobrowski sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Iyan Montiano skillfully saved the ball. Bernardo Arruda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elvio Blea in the 60th minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Elvio Blea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bernardo Arruda was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Raul Sabrosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Iyan Montiano made a huge save. With a little luck, ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐'s Iyan Montiano got control of the ball when Raul Sabrosa tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Elvio Blea made a precise shot to the right of Bernardo Arruda. Esquadrão Lusitano's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. In the 88th minute, Américo Gusmão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute, Elvio Blea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⭐️⚡️RW Roma FC⚡⭐ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Esquadrão Lusitano's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.