U23 World League

Arena Arizona
Spectators: 7960 (Terracing: 5971, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) Ezio Gøl started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Daniel Wincek managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dráusio Nóbrega in the 7 minute of the game. Ezio Gøl might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hu Zhen Hong. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ezio Gøl ran back to his position shaking his head. Hu Zhen Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezio Gøl in the 9th minute of the match. A A Arizona's Hu Zhen Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ezio Gøl in the 13th minute of play. Alisson Goycochea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Paiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Paulo de Queirós got a throw-in 19 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Manuel Paiva. Hu Zhen Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezio Gøl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezio Gøl in the 24th minute of play forced A A Arizona's goalkeeper Hu Zhen Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezio Gøl in the 25th minute of play forced A A Arizona's goalkeeper Hu Zhen Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, one of A A Arizona:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for A A Arizona. Alisson Goycochea made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Manuel Paiva sent off a good shot on target. 34 minutes into the game, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Ezio Gøl nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hu Zhen Hong made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Ezio Gøl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 37 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goal looked a bit too open when Ezio Gøl came free, but Hu Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Paiva in the 46th minute of play forced INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goalkeeper Alisson Goycochea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfredo Lopes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Lopes in the 50th minute of play forced INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goalkeeper Alisson Goycochea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Eliseu Fonseca fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A A Arizona's protests and gave Eliseu Fonseca a yellow card for diving instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Ezio Gøl managed to get in a good position for a shot. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's supporters rose to their feet, but Ezio Gøl was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hu Zhen Hong breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Ezio Gøl got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 58thth minute of the game Ezio Gøl who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A A Arizona's Hu Zhen Hong was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hu Zhen Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ezio Gøl in the 60th minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Ezio Gøl got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Daniel Wincek quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Dráusio Nóbrega, made in the 65th minute of the game. Sydney Velloso hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, A A Arizona's Sydney Velloso got a free kick in the 72nd minute. A A Arizona's Hu Zhen Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Head Son in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Paiva in the 78th minute of play forced INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goalkeeper Alisson Goycochea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hu Zhen Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Head Son, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 80th minute, Orlando Loyola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dráusio Nóbrega made in the 84th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Leonel Xavier. Lucas Head Son's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hu Zhen Hong read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. 89 minutes into the game, Dráusio Nóbrega threw the ball into play from the sideline. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Leonel Xavier quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Lucas Head Son sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 92 minutes into the match, A A Arizona's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Head Son came free, but Hu Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.