U23 World League

SAN MARINO
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Ovidio Gonzo charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ovidio Gonzo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ovidio Gonzo hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After 9 minutes, Zé Simão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 20 de Março FC and the INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA booed when 20 de Março FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Simão didn't get a good kick on the ball. Renan Schmidt made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Sixto Galeno sent off a good shot on target. Victoriano Luke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo da Mata in the 18th minute of play. 20 de Março FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Evaristo da Mata in the 23rd minute. It was a well-played corner which Zé Simão managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Victoriano Luke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aytuğ Sabi in the 25th minute of the match. 林泉海 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sixto Galeno in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Renan Schmidt, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tobias Santo kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Tobias Santo hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that 林泉海's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victoriano Luke was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. 20 de Março FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Evaristo da Mata in the 35th minute. 林泉海 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victoriano Luke having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Evaristo da Mata left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 20 de Março FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sixto Galeno to make the kick off. Adelino Dias struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Victoriano Luke didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 20 de Março FC. The audience thought a goal was coming when 林泉海 got free with Victoriano Luke in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Pedro Aparecido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of 20 de Março FC booed when INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tobias Santo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 67 minutes into the game, 20 de Março FC's 林泉海 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Victoriano Luke made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's zone, Evaristo da Mata stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victoriano Luke came out of the goal and Evaristo da Mata tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedro Aparecido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 林泉海 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's Rodolfo Roano got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 79th minute, Pedro Aparecido 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. Victoriano Luke made an important save on a dangerous shot by Evaristo da Mata in the 80th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Evaristo da Mata got free with Victoriano Luke in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Aparecido's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Victoriano Luke read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. Victoriano Luke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Aparecido in the 89th minute of the match. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Evaristo da Mata was slow to take the kick. During this time 20 de Março FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Evaristo da Mata almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's Victoriano Luke did a great save. In the 92nd minute, Adelino Dias made a precise shot to the right of Victoriano Luke. INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. 林泉海 hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. 96 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's Igor Sasoin broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal.