U23 World League

Manoel Schwartz
Spectators: 7997 (Terracing: 5999, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bogdan Bogdanović started the match with the kick off. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club 23's goalkeeper Sören Malmberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 13 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goal looked a bit too open when Cássio Dracena came free, but Kepa Arrizabalaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kepa Arrizabalaga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Cioran in the 20th minute of play. Sören Malmberg was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arthur Guedes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 22 minute of play. Arthur Guedes kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Club 23's Sören Malmberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Club 23 from getting a goal against them. 36 minutes into the match, Club 23's goal looked a bit too open when Arthur Guedes came free, but Sören Malmberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sören Malmberg was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Arthur Guedes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Arthur Guedes really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arthur Guedes was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Bogdan Bogdanović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kepa Arrizabalaga was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. When Arthur Guedes came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arthur Guedes couldn't finish the play. 潘亦翔 made in the 59th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Club 23's Volodya Kirov. After a rather tough play, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Ging Root got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Club 23's Sören Malmberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur Guedes in the 70th minute of play. Volodya Kirov kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 余政翀 during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 76th match minute, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 余政翀 to maneuver through the defense. Sören Malmberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arthur Guedes, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arthur Guedes in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sören Malmberg saved Club 23 from getting behind. If Cássio Dracena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Arthur Guedes hit a great ball. The supporters of Club 23 booed when ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doriva Vaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute, Arthur Guedes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sören Malmberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Sören Malmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Guedes in the 95th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ had won after a very even match.