U23 World League

Arena Bombadão
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lino Tonete made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Tonete in the 10th minute of play forced Xandeco FC's goalkeeper Nando Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geraldo Palmeira charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Geraldo Palmeira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Geraldo Palmeira hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Xandeco FC were furious when Tales Donato was red carded, 14 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 13 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Xandeco FC! In the 16th minute there was a penalty for Congo Bongo. Erasmo Sengrat stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nando Proença. 0-1. The audience was convinced that Lino Tonete's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nando Proença was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. In the 21st match minute, Congo Bongo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erasmo Sengrat to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes into the match, Xandeco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Tonete came free, but Nando Proença reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edmund Balkiewicz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bernardino Nevada having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victoriano Jerrold in the 46th minute of play forced Xandeco FC's goalkeeper Nando Proença to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 48th minute Ismael Lehior shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nando Proença saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Edmund Balkiewicz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After taking down the ball on Xandeco FC's corner Edmund Balkiewicz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Bernardino Nevada quite easily take care of the ball. Victoriano Jerrold's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nando Proença read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. The supporters of Xandeco FC booed when Congo Bongo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amadeo Belmiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61stth minute of the game Edmund Balkiewicz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Congo Bongo's Bernardino Nevada was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Erasmo Sengrat charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erasmo Sengrat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Congo Bongo's Erasmo Sengrat got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Bernardino Nevada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Balkiewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Bernardino Nevada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Torres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antônio Martins hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by Congo Bongo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Antônio Martins was slow to take the kick. During this time Xandeco FC's players had a chance to rest. During the 81st minute of the match Erasmo Sengrat completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Erasmo Sengrat a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 81 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Congo Bongo! Congo Bongo:s Bernardino Nevada showed great skill when he stopped Luiz Torres:s penalty. In the 92nd minute Edmund Balkiewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardino Nevada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardino Nevada stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmund Balkiewicz's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by Congo Bongo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Antônio Martins was slow to take the kick. During this time Xandeco FC's players had a chance to rest.