U23 World League

Arena Lady Valkyrie
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cauã Vidal kicked off to start the match. In the 4th match minute, Barbie Doll United U23 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bebeto Fantini to maneuver through the defense. In the 5th minute Cauã Vidal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orlando Barral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in A.D.Maragatos's zone, Carlinhos Maciel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mário do Vale came out of the goal and Carlinhos Maciel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Wesley Palmeira made in the 17th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Barbie Doll United U23's Pedrão de Azevedo. A.D.Maragatos's defense didn't have a chance, in the 17th minute, when Luciano Velloso scored to the left of an out of position Mário do Vale, making the score, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlinhos Maciel got free with Mário do Vale in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 22 minutes A.D.Maragatos's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Waldemar de Godoi who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Waldemar de Godoi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mário do Vale quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Cauã Vidal struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Orlando Barral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.D.Maragatos. In the 36th minute Luciano Velloso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mário do Vale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Cauã Vidal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Orlando Barral. Barbie Doll United U23's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cauã Vidal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Mário do Vale didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 42nd minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. In the 48th minute of the match Waldemar de Godoi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mário do Vale showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luciano Velloso to strike the kick off in the second half. Mário do Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlinhos Maciel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cauã Vidal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Orlando Barral made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Velloso in the 64th minute of play forced A.D.Maragatos's goalkeeper Mário do Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chicão Senna charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chicão Senna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Chicão Senna hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Luciano Velloso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barbie Doll United U23's supporters rose to their feet, but Luciano Velloso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mário do Vale breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carlinhos Maciel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mário do Vale having to interfere. 75 minutes into the game, Pedrão Arce cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Mário do Vale was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlinhos Maciel in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mário do Vale prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mário do Vale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvério Netto in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Carlinhos Maciel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mário do Vale was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. 89 minutes into the game, Bebeto Fantini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barbie Doll United U23's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave A.D.Maragatos the free kick. After having played for 91 minutes, Cauã Vidal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.D.Maragatos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cauã Vidal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mário do Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Velloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mário do Vale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlinhos Maciel in the 94th minute of play. The corner ended in Waldemar de Godoi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but A.D.Maragatos's Mário do Vale did a great save. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Barbie Doll United U23 fully deserved thier win.