U23 World League

Arena Xapadão
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Roger do Valle started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If David Leal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 15 minutes, Valdir Ortiz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zemantauskas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Valdir Ortiz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 19th minute, Renato Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sílvio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vivaldo Paes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amauri de Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After 28 played minutes Zemantauskas FC got a freekick which was hit by Serginho Simões. Amauri de Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 32nd minute of the game was made by Geovânio da Rocha with Vivaldo Paes as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Leal in the 35th minute of play forced Xapetuba Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Tiaguinho da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Zemantauskas FC's goalkeeper Sílvio Penha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcelo Coutinho. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Paraíba in the 40th minute of play forced Zemantauskas FC's goalkeeper Sílvio Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Jacinto Paraíba had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sílvio Penha. Zemantauskas FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jacinto Paraíba was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Vivaldo Paes to strike the kick off in the second half. The Zemantauskas FC fans' excitement grew in the 51st match minute when Zemantauskas FC's Roger do Valle looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of Xapetuba Futebol Clube booed when Zemantauskas FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miguel Negri didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Paraíba in the 57th minute of play forced Zemantauskas FC's goalkeeper Sílvio Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute David Leal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiaguinho da Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Zemantauskas FC booed when Xapetuba Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilvan Vidal didn't get a good kick on the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Xapetuba Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Tiaguinho da Cunha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Leal. After a rather tough play, Xapetuba Futebol Clube's Geovânio da Rocha got a free kick in the 74th minute. Xapetuba Futebol Clube made a substitution. Aílton Cearense replaced Patrick Neiva. The supporters of Zemantauskas FC booed when Xapetuba Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geovânio da Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Xapetuba Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Roger do Valle came free, but Tiaguinho da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sílvio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Coutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 83 minutes, David Leal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zemantauskas FC and the Xapetuba Futebol Clube players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Zemantauskas FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. David Leal hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the match, Marcelo Coutinho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sílvio Penha. Zemantauskas FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcelo Coutinho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 94 minutes into the match, Xapetuba Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Tiaguinho da Cunha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roger do Valle. Xapetuba Futebol Clube walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.