U23 World League

ARENA
Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) BELAJ BOYS's Zaaki Zakas 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. GRÊMIO's Carlos Miguel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baturalp Yenal in the 6th minute of play. BELAJ BOYS's Vincent Granström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Ceresso in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Ceresso in the 7th minute of play forced BELAJ BOYS's goalkeeper Vincent Granström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Czeslaw Drugi in the 10th minute of play forced GRÊMIO's goalkeeper Carlos Miguel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. GRÊMIO's Carlos Miguel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Czeslaw Drugi in the 14th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roberto Fontes got free with Vincent Granström in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 20 minutes into the match, Roberto Fontes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vincent Granström. BELAJ BOYS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roberto Fontes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 24 minutes into the match, BELAJ BOYS's goalkeeper Vincent Granström had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Ceresso. After 33 minutes of play, GRÊMIO's Roberto Fontes made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vincent Granström was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carlos Miguel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Czeslaw Drugi in the 36th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zaaki Zakas during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th minute, Zaaki Zakas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. GRÊMIO's Carlos Miguel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baturalp Yenal in the 42nd minute of play. Carlos Miguel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Czeslaw Drugi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zaaki Zakas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Miguel having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Thanks to some nice moves Czeslaw Drugi could shoot a difficult shot in the 53rd minute, which Carlos Miguel however easily saved by the left post. In the 56th minute, Roberto Fontes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vincent Granström was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Baturalp Yenal hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. BELAJ BOYS's Vincent Granström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Ceresso in the 67th minute of play. After 78 minutes, Dráuzio Alagoano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GRÊMIO and the BELAJ BOYS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dráuzio Alagoano kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. GRÊMIO's Carlos Miguel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save GRÊMIO from getting a goal against them. BELAJ BOYS's Czeslaw Drugi got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carlos Miguel made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Joseph Melin sent off a good shot on target. In the 93rd minute, Maicon Capitão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vincent Granström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Ceresso in the 96th minute of play.