U23 World League

Arena do Urubu
Spectators: 7851 (Terracing: 5889, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) Motta Futebol Clube's Elias Freire 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. Juninho Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Besim Yersel in the 3rd minute of play. Manuel Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Freire, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Manuel Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Júnior Berger, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Elias Freires short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Manuel Neuer to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Motta Futebol Clube booed when KINDERUZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Besim Yersel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manuel Neuer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 吕震强, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Júnior Berger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Neuer having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Vicente Ribeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manuel Neuer made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Júnior Berger sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Motta Futebol Clube booed when KINDERUZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Carvalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. 28 minutes into the match, KINDERUZ's goal looked a bit too open when Júnior Berger came free, but Manuel Neuer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexandrino Caldas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juninho Freire having to interfere. 32 minutes into the match, KINDERUZ's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Júnior Berger. Juninho Freire showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Pacheco in the 35th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Motta Futebol Clube's Elias Freire slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Manuel Neuer. That made the score 1-1 after 37 minutes of play. In the 43rd minute Elias Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Neuer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Motta Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Besim Yersel came free, but Juninho Freire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Besim Yersel to strike the kick off in the second half. When 吕震强 came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Motta Futebol Clube 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 吕震强 couldn't finish the play. In the 57th minute Júnior Berger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Neuer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59thth minute of the game 吕震强 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KINDERUZ's Manuel Neuer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Motta Futebol Clube booed when KINDERUZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Carvalho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ricardo Carvalho hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Manuel Neuer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 吕震强 in the 68th minute of play. Juninho Freire came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by KINDERUZ's Besim Yersel. But to his dismay, Besim Yersel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Juninho Freire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diogo Llorente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by 吕震强 in the 84th minute of play forced KINDERUZ's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Motta Futebol Clube's Juninho Freire got control of the ball when Diogo Llorente tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 87th minute, Nicolau Benevides hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. KINDERUZ's Manuel Neuer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 吕震强 in the 88th minute of play. In the 93rd minute Elias Freire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Neuer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.