U23 World League

ARENA PANTANAL
Spectators: 7602 (Terracing: 5703, Seating: 1748, VIP seats: 151) 淡泊明志&宁静致远's 刘伟明 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save 淡泊明志&宁静致远 from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, 淡泊明志&宁静致远's 曾城平 got a free kick in the 6th minute. Karl Österberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 洪诚挺 in the 9th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, TAQUARI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Rashford came free, but Karl Österberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Luís Paulo França managed to get in a good position for a shot. TAQUARI FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Paulo França was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 刘伟明 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adalberto Damião kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Karl Österberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 洪诚挺 in the 20th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Luís Paulo França left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TAQUARI FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 25th minute, TAQUARI FC's Luís Paulo França ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind 刘伟明. 刘伟明 yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. 30 minutes into the match, 曾城平 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Karl Österberg. TAQUARI FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 曾城平 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 33 minutes into the match, TAQUARI FC's goal looked a bit too open when 曾城平 came free, but Karl Österberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karl Österberg came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by 淡泊明志&宁静致远's 曾城平. But to his dismay, 曾城平 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. 45 minutes into the game, one of TAQUARI FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Philipp Lahn stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Marcus Rashford took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Karl Österberg to make any attempt to save it. Karl Österberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Rashford, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 67 played minutes TAQUARI FC got a freekick which was hit by Váldson da Silveira. The audience thought a goal was coming when 洪诚挺 got free with Karl Österberg in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 73 minutes into the game, Gilmar Paes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TAQUARI FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 淡泊明志&宁静致远 the free kick. The supporters of 淡泊明志&宁静致远 booed when TAQUARI FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilmar Paes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95thth minute of the game Philipp Lahn who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 淡泊明志&宁静致远's 刘伟明 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 淡泊明志&宁静致远 played a much better game than TAQUARI FC and deserved their victory. The TAQUARI FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.