U23 World League

Coliseo del Sándwich
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vito Maia started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvarez Håland in the 5th minute of play forced Floresta Club U18's goalkeeper Léo de Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute, Eusébio Baptista made a precise shot to the right of Angelo Celipe. Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vito Maia in the 9th minute of play forced Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's goalkeeper Angelo Celipe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Floresta Club U18's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Guilherme Viana in the 10th minute. 13 minutes into the game, Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's Alvarez Håland nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Léo de Brito made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 18 minutes into the game, Denis Maureo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Floresta Club U18 the free kick. In the 21st minute, Eusébio Baptista made a precise shot to the right of Angelo Celipe. Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. When Floresta Club U18's Vito Maia in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's goalie prevented a goal. After 31 minutes Floresta Club U18's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kilydd Gonzalez who took care of the corner kick. Floresta Club U18 were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Guilherme Viana took the corner. The corner ended in Guilherme Viana almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's Angelo Celipe did a great save. Angelo Celipe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vito Maia in the 40th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusébio Baptista in the 41st minute of play forced Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's goalkeeper Angelo Celipe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 46 minutes of play, Floresta Club U18's Eusébio Baptista made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Angelo Celipe was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The wind increased when Alvarez Håland made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vito Maia got free with Angelo Celipe in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vito Maia kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 54thth minute. Though ot was a great shot Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's keeper Angelo Celipe was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. 55 minutes into the match, Floresta Club U18's goal looked a bit too open when Andres Guerau came free, but Léo de Brito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Floresta Club U18's goal looked a bit too open when Andres Guerau came free, but Léo de Brito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alvarez Håland in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Léo de Brito prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Floresta Club U18's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kilydd Gonzalez took the corner. Andres Guerau was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Vito Maia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Angelo Celipe came out and tried to block the shot, but Vito Maia slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 65th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vito Maia in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Angelo Celipe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Léo de Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvarez Håland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Floresta Club U18's Denílson Negri got a free kick in the 75th minute. Angelo Celipe made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Vito Maia sent off a good shot on target. Vito Maia did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-6 to the left of a surprised Angelo Celipe 84 minutes into the match. Angelo Celipe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vito Maia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club defense, Vito Maia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Angelo Celipe. The Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Angelo Celipe should have stopped the shot. Floresta Club U18's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.