U23 World League

Arena Rondy
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Adalberto Vianna started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Léo de Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Falcão Marques in the 5th minute of the match. Nicolas Cardozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vito Maia in the 9th minute of the match. Nicolas Cardozo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vito Maia, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. A long shot from Tiaguinho Faria in the 11th minute of play was well struck, but Léo de Brito made a really good save at the right post. Nicolas Cardozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dino Saraiva in the 14th minute of the match. The supporters of Floresta Club U18 booed when Rondinone F.C - FDFDF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diguinho Pereira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guilherme Viana's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Nicolas Cardozo on his right side and into the goal. 18 minutes into the game it was 0-1. In the 21st minute Dino Saraiva suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Diguinho Pereira charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Diguinho Pereira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vito Maia in the 25th minute of play forced Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goalkeeper Nicolas Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vito Maia took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicolas Cardozo. Nicolas Cardozo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Nicolas Cardozo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Baptista in the 30th minute of play. Nicolas Cardozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Didi Mattos in the 31st minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Eliézer Correia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute Falcão Marques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Léo de Brito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Didi Mattos in the 39th minute of play forced Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goalkeeper Nicolas Cardozo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Vito Maia 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. Nicolas Cardozo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Didi Mattos in the 46th minute of the match. Léo de Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gil dos Santos in the 47th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vito Maia to make the kick off. A collision led to Rondinone F.C - FDFDF getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Falcão Marques hit a great ball. 55 minutes into the match, Vito Maia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicolas Cardozo. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vito Maia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Nicolas Cardozo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vito Maia in the 59th minute of play. In the 62nd match minute, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adalberto Vianna to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Guilherme Viana was slow to take the kick. During this time Floresta Club U18's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Guilherme Viana got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Nicolas Cardozo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 68 minutes into the match, Vito Maia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicolas Cardozo. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vito Maia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. When Didi Mattos fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Floresta Club U18's protests and gave Didi Mattos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st match minute, Floresta Club U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Didi Mattos to maneuver through the defense. Léo de Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gil dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Léo de Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Falcão Marques, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rdth minute of the game Didi Mattos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Nicolas Cardozo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Didi Mattos was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 96 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Floresta Club U18's Didi Mattos got a free kick in the 97th minute. Floresta Club U18's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.