U23 League

Xita Stadium
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ringo Rau kicked off to start the match. César Boldrini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorian Valladares, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 9th minute, Dorian Valladares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Warren FC - DMZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 林真渊 was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Tomás Romero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mané Veiga in the 19th minute. César Boldrini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dorian Valladares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Luis made in the 29th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Dorian Valladares immediately put the ball in play. Ringo Rau's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tomás Romero read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. The throw-in from 林真渊 in the 40th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Sporting Uai MzC™'s Carol Valentine. 45 minutes into the match, Sporting Uai MzC™'s goal looked a bit too open when Dorian Valladares came free, but César Boldrini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Warren FC - DMZ were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Warren FC - DMZ's Carlos Alberto Antunes was substituted for 林真渊. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mané Veiga in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomás Romero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. César Boldrini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dorian Valladares, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. César Boldrini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dorian Valladares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. César Boldrini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vágner de Queiroz in the 69th minute. Ringo Rau scored 1-1 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tomás Romero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Warren FC - DMZ's Felipe Luis was substituted for David Luis. In the 74th minute, Mané Veiga 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. Warren FC - DMZ made a substitution. Giorgian Arrascaeta replaced Vágner de Queiroz. If Ringo Rau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Warren FC - DMZ's zone, Ringo Rau stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomás Romero came out of the goal and Ringo Rau tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Sporting Uai MzC™ defense, Dorian Valladares kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of César Boldrini. The Sporting Uai MzC™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that César Boldrini should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ringo Rau in the 88th minute of play forced Warren FC - DMZ's goalkeeper Tomás Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute Dorian Valladares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but César Boldrini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 98 minutes into the game, Sporting Uai MzC™'s Ringo Rau nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tomás Romero made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.