U23 World League

Estádio Azteca
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tarcisio Salgado made the kick off which started today's match. 2 minutes into the match, Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's goalkeeper Santo Txurio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tarcisio Salgado. Fausto Weather hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. 7 minutes into the match, Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's goal looked a bit too open when Betinho Peres came free, but Santo Txurio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luan Arce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ildefonso Belarmo in the 10th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's Diego Bernebe broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 22 minutes into the match, Tarcisio Salgado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Santo Txurio. Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tarcisio Salgado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 29 minutes into the match, Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredinho Pimenta came free, but Santo Txurio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tarcisio Salgado got free with Santo Txurio in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ernesto Lara kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind México Eterno MZC's goalkeeper Luan Arce, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, México Eterno MZC's Alfredinho Pimenta got a free kick in the 39th minute. Santo Txurio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tarcisio Salgado in the 46th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcelino Basajaun to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Alfredinho Pimenta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Santo Txurio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to México Eterno MZC getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Amadeu Veloso hit a great ball. Santo Txurio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tarcisio Salgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Antonio Abeitia charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonio Abeitia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 62 played minutes Deportivo Luz y Fuerza got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Abeitia. Dalmo Gaspar took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 63rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Santo Txurio. Deportivo Luz y Fuerza's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Antonio Abeitia kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Santo Txurio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredinho Pimenta, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Santo Txurio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amadeu Veloso in the 79th minute of play. A collision led to Deportivo Luz y Fuerza getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Antonio Abeitia hit a great ball. Dalmo Gaspar, 81 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Alessandro Andrade hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Deportivo Luz y Fuerza defense, Tarcisio Salgado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Santo Txurio. The Deportivo Luz y Fuerza fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Santo Txurio should have stopped the shot. After 89 played minutes Deportivo Luz y Fuerza got a freekick which was hit by Pastor Ostadar. With a little luck, México Eterno MZC's Luan Arce got control of the ball when Ildefonso Belarmo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Santo Txurio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tarcisio Salgado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. México Eterno MZC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.