U23 World League

Arena Marreta
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Brahim Díaz got the match started through his kick off. Arne Pettersson was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Brahim Díaz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Brahim Díaz really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Arne Pettersson came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by PRIMUS INC FC's Fernandinho Rodrigues. But to his dismay, Fernandinho Rodrigues quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 12th match minute, PRIMUS INC FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Telmo Maranhense to maneuver through the defense. 13 minutes into the game, Lirarnas Lag's Salvador Dalí nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luís Fernando Vale made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Arne Pettersson was a little too slow when Brahim Díaz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 16th minute. The score was now 3-1. Luís Fernando Vale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sertel Ural, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Salvador Dalí's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luís Fernando Vale read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Arne Pettersson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jano Marinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lirarnas Lag's Arne Pettersson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Lirarnas Lag from getting a goal against them. 31 minutes into the match, Salvador Dalí had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Fernando Vale. PRIMUS INC FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Salvador Dalí was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Luisinho Tavares kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Luís Fernando Vale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Dalí, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Sertel Ural kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 44 minutes into the game, Sertel Ural cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Luís Fernando Vale was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The score stood at 3-3 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sertel Ural stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luís Fernando Vale stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Salvador Dalí's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. After 61 played minutes PRIMUS INC FC got a freekick which was hit by Tony Domingues. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Salvador Dalí in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luís Fernando Vale saved PRIMUS INC FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salvador Dalí in the 72nd minute of play forced PRIMUS INC FC's goalkeeper Luís Fernando Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, PRIMUS INC FC's goal looked a bit too open when Salvador Dalí came free, but Luís Fernando Vale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís Fernando Vale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salvador Dalí in the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd minute Salvador Dalí shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Fernando Vale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind PRIMUS INC FC's goalkeeper Luís Fernando Vale, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luís Fernando Vale had great luck who in the 87thth minute grab hold of the ball when Salvador Dalí from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sertel Ural got free with Luís Fernando Vale in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 91st minute, Fernandinho Rodrigues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fernandinho Rodrigues hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Luís Fernando Vale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salvador Dalí, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Luís Fernando Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvador Dalí, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.