U23 World League

Arena da Baixada
Spectators: 7724 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Damian Diegotxe kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amauri Ferreira during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Grêmio 20 Julho booed when £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amauri Ferreira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valdemar de Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Valdemar de Amaral sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Wellington Figueiredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdir Cavalcante, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Wellington Figueiredo came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Grêmio 20 Julho's Valdir Cavalcante. But to his dismay, Valdir Cavalcante quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Valdemar de Amaral came free with the goalkeeper in the 23rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Wellington Figueiredo could save by the left post. 26 minutes into the match, Grêmio 20 Julho's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Diegotxe came free, but Sylwester Zarobski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Roberto Dinamite had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sylwester Zarobski. Grêmio 20 Julho's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roberto Dinamite was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 31 minutes into the match, Grêmio 20 Julho's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Dinamite came free, but Sylwester Zarobski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Alberto Torres hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Nilmar Netto took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sylwester Zarobski. Sylwester Zarobski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Sylwester Zarobski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejandro Lynn in the 40th minute of play. In the 40thth minute of the game Alejandro Lynn who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Grêmio 20 Julho's Sylwester Zarobski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Wellington Figueiredo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valdemar de Amaral went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. When £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s Roberto Dinamite in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grêmio 20 Julho's goalie prevented a goal. 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by Grêmio 20 Julho's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nilmar Netto was slow to take the kick. During this time £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Grêmio 20 Julho's goalie and right to Alejandro Lynn. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Grêmio 20 Julho's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valdemar de Amaral stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Grêmio 20 Julho's goalkeeper Sylwester Zarobski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alejandro Lynn. Sylwester Zarobski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilmar Netto, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. When Humberto Soeiro fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grêmio 20 Julho's protests and gave Humberto Soeiro a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Grêmio 20 Julho's Humberto Soeiro got a free kick in the 56th minute. After 57 played minutes, £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™'s Nilmar Netto shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sylwester Zarobski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in £øs ρєłαdєirøs ®™ reached it. Valdemar de Amaral might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wellington Figueiredo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valdemar de Amaral ran back to his position shaking his head. Wellington Figueiredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdemar de Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Grêmio 20 Julho's goalkeeper Sylwester Zarobski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damian Diegotxe. Gilmar Romero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sylwester Zarobski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Damian Diegotxe in the 72nd minute. Sylwester Zarobski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilmar Netto in the 74th minute of play. Roberto Dinamite had several of the Grêmio 20 Julho's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 77 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-3 score and a disappointed Sylwester Zarobski as he didn't even see the shot coming. Grêmio 20 Julho made a substitution. Jânio Pires replaced Valdir Cavalcante. Grêmio 20 Julho's Sylwester Zarobski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Dinamite in the 81st minute of play. Sylwester Zarobski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roberto Dinamite's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Sylwester Zarobski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Dinamite in the 86th minute of the match. Sylwester Zarobski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Roberto Dinamite showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-5 in the 86 minute of play. Wellington Figueiredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdemar de Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilmar Netto in the 96th minute of play forced Grêmio 20 Julho's goalkeeper Sylwester Zarobski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.