U23 World League

Elvia Vasquez
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) After a rather tough play, Bacardi Black Bats's Paulino Maia got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute, Hipólito Neto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bacardi Black Bats fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 14th minute, Hipólito Neto made a precise shot to the right of Erramu Tavarez. RamPa Football Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Ramon Messi scored 1-2 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alex Aleixo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sílvio Valadão kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the game, Ramon Messi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Alex Aleixo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Hipólito Neto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erramu Tavarez was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. In the 32ndth minute of the game Hipólito Neto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RamPa Football Club's Erramu Tavarez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Normando Quintanilha charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Normando Quintanilha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hipólito Neto scored 2-3 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erramu Tavarez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 42ndth minute of the game Hipólito Neto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RamPa Football Club's Erramu Tavarez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Hipólito Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hipólito Neto to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, RamPa Football Club's Ramon Maradona sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alex Aleixo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Erramu Tavarez came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Bacardi Black Bats's Hipólito Neto. But to his dismay, Hipólito Neto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. Ramon Bierhoff struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Alex Aleixo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for RamPa Football Club. Hipólito Neto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Erramu Tavarez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. If Hipólito Neto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 78 minutes into the match, Hipólito Neto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Erramu Tavarez, 2-6. With a little luck, RamPa Football Club's Erramu Tavarez got control of the ball when Nélson Travassos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hipólito Neto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Erramu Tavarez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th match minute, RamPa Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oscar Ibañez to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hipólito Neto got free with Erramu Tavarez in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ramon Messi scored 3-6 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alex Aleixo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.