U23 World League

Arena Tabajara
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) Ique Football Club's Moisés Arruda started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Moisés Arruda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ique Football Club's João Francisco Leme proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Ique Football Club from getting a goal against them. Zé Pedro Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Travassos in the 9th minute of the match. Silvinho Pombal was extremely unlucky when he, in the 14th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 19th minute Moisés Arruda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Pedro Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Pedro Andrade stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Moisés Arruda's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Ique Football Club's goalkeeper João Francisco Leme had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Silvio Gallo. Zé Pedro Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moisés Arruda, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. João Francisco Leme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvinho Pombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João Francisco Leme was a little too slow when Silvinho Pombal got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 1-0. If Silvinho Pombal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd match minute, Ique Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aílton Falcão to maneuver through the defense. Gildo de Lima could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but João Francisco Leme made a huge save. In the 34th minute, Silvinho Pombal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. João Francisco Leme made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Silvinho Pombal sent off a good shot on target.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anastasios Tragas made a kick off. Tabajara Londrina LBFC's Zé Pedro Andrade proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Tabajara Londrina LBFC from getting a goal against them. The Tabajara Londrina LBFC fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when Tabajara Londrina LBFC's Anastasios Tragas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ique Football Club made a substitution. Roberto Souza replaced Hélder Bueno. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aimar Aimar in the 61st minute of play forced Tabajara Londrina LBFC's goalkeeper Zé Pedro Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chiquinho Silveira in the 63rd minute of play forced Ique Football Club's goalkeeper João Francisco Leme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aimar Aimar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Francisco Leme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anastasios Tragas, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Ique Football Club's João Francisco Leme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasios Tragas in the 70th minute of play. Silvio Gallo kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Zé Pedro Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aimar Aimar in the 76th minute of the match. The supporters of Tabajara Londrina LBFC booed when Ique Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caetano Pontes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chiquinho Silveira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for João Francisco Leme. Ique Football Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A hard shot 80 in the game by Aimar Aimar from a close distance when the talented Zé Pedro Andrade managed to make a qualified save. Tabajara Londrina LBFC's players were relieved. With a little luck, Tabajara Londrina LBFC's Zé Pedro Andrade got control of the ball when Aimar Aimar tried to sneak it across the goal line. 84 minutes into the game, Milosz Madajczyk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tabajara Londrina LBFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ique Football Club the free kick. A collision led to Tabajara Londrina LBFC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Milosz Madajczyk hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 85th minute of the game. One of Tabajara Londrina LBFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ique Football Club:s goal. In the 87th minute, the referee gave Ique Football Club a penalty. Aimar Aimar looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Zé Pedro Andrade. In the 93rd match minute, Ique Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moisés Arruda to maneuver through the defense. Tabajara Londrina LBFC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.