U23 World League

Arena Nenão
Spectators: 7605 (Terracing: 5705, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Orlando Oihan took the kick off in the first half of the match. With 6 minutes on the clock, Natanael Cunha commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Natanael Cunha kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Dito Figueiredo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Vito in the 7th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tiaguinho Cestarolli in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Florentino Demario saved ZORZAL01 from getting behind. Dito Figueiredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horacio Nevada in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Daniel Lucado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the game, Neno Cestarolli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cestarolli FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ZORZAL01 the free kick. In the 16th minute, Neno Cestarolli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alberto Leme kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Cestarolli FC's Dito Figueiredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Oihan in the 25th minute of play. In the 29th minute Honorio Quico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dito Figueiredo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When José Pedro Macedo fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cestarolli FC's protests and gave José Pedro Macedo a yellow card for diving instead. José Pedro Macedo hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After 42 played minutes Cestarolli FC got a freekick which was hit by José Pedro Macedo. Dito Figueiredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Oihan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Neno Cestarolli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horacio Nevada in the 46th minute of play forced Cestarolli FC's goalkeeper Dito Figueiredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dito Figueiredo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorio Quico in the 47th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tiaguinho Cestarolli stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gonçalo Cestarolli kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Dito Figueiredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Honorio Quico, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Orlando Oihan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Dito Figueiredo made a huge save. Paulo Cestarolli kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. After 57 played minutes, ZORZAL01's Ciro Vito shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dito Figueiredo 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 ZORZAL01 reached it. With a little luck, Cestarolli FC's Dito Figueiredo got control of the ball when Honorio Quico tried to sneak it across the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Cestarolli FC's goalkeeper Dito Figueiredo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Orlando Oihan. Orlando Oihan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 71st minute, Gonçalo Cestarolli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cestarolli FC's Dito Figueiredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorio Quico in the 75th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orlando Oihan got free with Dito Figueiredo in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dito Figueiredo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorio Quico in the 87th minute of the match. Orlando Oihans short, quick shot in the 94thth minute got Dito Figueiredo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. ZORZAL01's Florentino Demario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neno Cestarolli in the 96th minute of play. Despite being the better team, ZORZAL01 failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.