U23 World League

Estádio Roceira
Spectators: 7745 (Terracing: 5810, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anibal Maidana started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ralph Brady in the 4th minute of play forced Roceira SC's goalkeeper Sérgio Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SnapperHeads F.C.'s Clay Oconnell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonçalo Lima in the 8th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Ralph Brady notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Roceira SC's Sérgio Sabóia. Sérgio Sabóia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sérgio Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anibal Maidana in the 12th minute of the match. Ralph Brady blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sérgio Sabóia having to make a save. Miguel da Fonseca kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Roceira SC's Gonçalo Lima dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Clay Oconnell made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Gonçalo Lima sent off a good shot on target. Sérgio Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brand Wakefield in the 28th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Brand Wakefield's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sérgio Sabóia was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Dadá Ramos hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. When SnapperHeads F.C.'s Anibal Maidana in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Roceira SC's goalie prevented a goal. After 32 minutes, Anibal Maidana made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Roceira SC's Sérgio Sabóia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Oscar Tasso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute Anselmo Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clay Oconnell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Sérgio Sabóia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ralph Brady, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute of the match SnapperHeads F.C. got a corner. Roceira SC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ralph Brady ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led SnapperHeads F.C.'s Brand Wakefield to fire away a dangerous shot which Sérgio Sabóia despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ralph Brady in the 56th minute of play forced Roceira SC's goalkeeper Sérgio Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clay Oconnell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anselmo Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Sérgio Sabóia managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when SnapperHeads F.C.'s Anibal Maidana fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Roceira SC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Lenílson de Almeida hit a great ball. In the 65th match minute, SnapperHeads F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rex Wenham to maneuver through the defense. After 69 minutes Roceira SC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ralph Brady who took care of the corner kick. Jeffers Reisz might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sérgio Sabóia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jeffers Reisz ran back to his position shaking his head. 71 minutes into the match, Roceira SC's goal looked a bit too open when Dallas Blattman came free, but Sérgio Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roceira SC's Sérgio Sabóia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Roceira SC from getting a goal against them. A hard shot by Rex Wenham from long distance, 79 minutes into the match, got Sérgio Sabóia's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ralph Brady in the 83rd minute of play forced Roceira SC's goalkeeper Sérgio Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, SnapperHeads F.C.'s Anibal Maidana got a free kick in the 84th minute. Clay Oconnell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anselmo Teixeira in the 86th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Roceira SC's goal looked a bit too open when Ralph Brady came free, but Sérgio Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute SnapperHeads F.C. were awarded a corner. Ralph Brady went to the cornerflag to take it. SnapperHeads F.C.'s Ralph Brady was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sérgio Sabóia in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Gonçalo Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to SnapperHeads F.C. getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Anibal Maidana hit a great ball.