U23 World League

Estádio Fura Balizas
Spectators: 8021 (Terracing: 6018, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eugeniusz Sanocki kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the FC Fura Balizas defense, Omar Asad kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlos Beaton. The FC Fura Balizas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlos Beaton should have stopped the shot. 14 minutes into the match, PINGO PINGO's goal looked a bit too open when Gastão Alcântara came free, but Raul Isias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Alvaro Micarelli came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the PINGO PINGO fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alvaro Micarelli couldn't finish the play. In the 18th minute of the match, Danilo Fidensio got a very nice opportunity to score, but Raul Isias was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 19 played minutes Eugeniusz Sanocki rounded PINGO PINGO's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Vivaldo Guerra charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vivaldo Guerra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Fura Balizas getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Vivaldo Guerra hit a great ball. Raul Isias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugeniusz Sanocki in the 35th minute of play. Vivaldo Guerra hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Alvaro Micarelli made the kick off in the second half. Raul Isias showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eugeniusz Sanocki, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 57 minutes into the game, FC Fura Balizas's Eugeniusz Sanocki nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raul Isias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Carlos Beaton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Asad in the 72nd minute of the match. 78 minutes into the game, Omar Asad cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Carlos Beaton was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pascoal Antas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Isias having to interfere. Carlos Beaton was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Alvaro Micarelli capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alvaro Micarelli really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Raul Isias came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Fura Balizas's Pascoal Antas. But to his dismay, Pascoal Antas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. After a rather tough play, PINGO PINGO's Matias Natanael got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 91st minute Pascoal Antas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raul Isias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, FC Fura Balizas's Pascoal Antas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raul Isias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner ended in Tobias Fonseca almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but PINGO PINGO's Raul Isias did a great save. The PINGO PINGO players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented FC Fura Balizas from taking control. The game ends in a draw.