U23 World League

Cup2 Stadium
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luiz Fabiano Jacinto kicked off to start the match. After 6 played minutes AF CERRADO got a freekick which was hit by Joel Gerber. Cup2's Raycho Kaleev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Fabiano Jacinto in the 9th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Téo Mello got free with Arlindo Guedes in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Raycho Kaleev stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luiz Fabiano Jacinto's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. When AF CERRADO's Luiz Fabiano Jacinto in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cup2's goalie prevented a goal. 19 minutes into the match, Cup2's goal looked a bit too open when Kaká Goiano came free, but Raycho Kaleev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luiz Fabiano Jacinto in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Raycho Kaleev saved Cup2 from getting behind. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cup2's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Clemente Cunha was slow to take the kick. During this time AF CERRADO's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on AF CERRADO's corner Clemente Cunha fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Raycho Kaleev quite easily take care of the ball. Levent Gervazov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Arlindo Guedes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Argir Tishinov hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luiz Fabiano Jacinto in the 29th minute of play forced Cup2's goalkeeper Raycho Kaleev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Cup2 booed when AF CERRADO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gláuber Bertassi didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Georgi Tasev from long distance, 30 minutes into the match, got Arlindo Guedes's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. AF CERRADO's Arlindo Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Levent Gervazov in the 31st minute of play. Arlindo Guedes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Téo Mello in the 32nd minute of play. William Saliba's late challenge caught a AF CERRADO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. William Saliba helped the player get up and apologised. Cup2's Raycho Kaleev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaká Goiano in the 42nd minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Clemente Cunha got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Raycho Kaleev quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Clemente Cunha came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the AF CERRADO 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 Clemente Cunha couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Galin Hadzhiyski in the 48th minute of play forced AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Arlindo Guedes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Téo Mello stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Téo Mello in the 55th minute of play forced AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Arlindo Guedes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 56 played minutes AF CERRADO got a freekick which was hit by Elano Tande. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levent Gervazov in the 60th minute of play forced AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Arlindo Guedes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by AF CERRADO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Georgi Tasev was slow to take the kick. During this time Cup2's players had a chance to rest. A collision led to Cup2 getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. William Saliba hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Galin Hadzhiyski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cup2's supporters rose to their feet, but Galin Hadzhiyski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arlindo Guedes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arlindo Guedes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Téo Mello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arlindo Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Levent Gervazov in the 68th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's goal looked a bit too open when Levent Gervazov came free, but Arlindo Guedes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Argir Tishinov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Téo Mello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arlindo Guedes was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Arlindo Guedes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Levent Gervazov in the 74th minute of the match. When Tomás Schmidt fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AF CERRADO's protests and gave Tomás Schmidt a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to AF CERRADO getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Tomás Schmidt hit a great ball. AF CERRADO's Arlindo Guedes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Levent Gervazov in the 79th minute of play. Tomás Schmidt hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Levent Gervazov might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arlindo Guedes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Levent Gervazov ran back to his position shaking his head. Arlindo Guedes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Levent Gervazov in the 90th minute of play. After 92 played minutes Cup2 got a freekick which was hit by Boyko Tuevski. The AF CERRADO players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Cup2 from taking control. The game ends in a draw.