U23 World League

Arena Blanka
Spectators: 7749 (Terracing: 5813, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Placido Bidari made the kick off which started today's match. Luisão Sabóia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Placido Bidari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 4thth minute of the game Placido Bidari who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Blanka FC's Luisão Sabóia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 10 played minutes Boquenses got a freekick which was hit by Vladimiro Vincent. Blanka FC's William Prata couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 10th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Boquenses. Luisão Sabóia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Placido Bidari, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Severo Ruy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Prata in the 15th minute of the match. In the 19th match minute, Boquenses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Nofre to maneuver through the defense. When William Prata came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Blanka FC 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 William Prata couldn't finish the play. After 20 played minutes Boquenses got a freekick which was hit by Vladimiro Vincent. 31 minutes into the game, Vladimiro Vincent cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Luisão Sabóia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 34 minutes into the match, Boquenses's goalkeeper Severo Ruy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geraldo Vander. Luisão Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teobaldo Oier in the 36th minute of the match. Luisão Sabóia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Frichoso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luisão Sabóia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Frichoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Geraldo Vander to strike the kick off in the second half. William Prata recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 58th match minute, Blanka FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sidney Bertassi to maneuver through the defense. Luisão Sabóia made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Rodrigo Frichoso sent off a good shot on target. Rodrigo Frichoso succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 62nd playminute. Blanka FC's Luisão Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teobaldo Oier in the 64th minute of play. Acácio Veloso charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Acácio Veloso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th minute, Acácio Veloso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th match minute, Blanka FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldão Cordeiro to maneuver through the defense. Severo Ruy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geraldo Vander in the 71st minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Teobaldo Oier made a precise shot to the right of Luisão Sabóia. Blanka FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Boquenses made a substitution. Pedro Oihenarte replaced Rodrigo Frichoso. In the 88th minute, Pedro Oihenarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the match, Pedro Oihenarte notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Blanka FC's Luisão Sabóia. Luisão Sabóia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teobaldo Oier in the 95th minute of play forced Blanka FC's goalkeeper Luisão Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Boquenses walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.