U23 World League

Estádio Roceira
Spectators: 7811 (Terracing: 5860, Seating: 1796, VIP seats: 155) Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Couto in the 9th minute of the match. In the 9th minute Fabiano Couto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlos Eduardo Chaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Marchidan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cláudio Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gonçalo Lima in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gonçalo Lima. After 20 minutes, Manuel Marchidan made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Roceira SC's Carlos Eduardo Chaves tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Racing Club【LBF】 from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabiano Couto in the 29th minute of play forced Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gonçalo Lima could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Cláudio Taffarel made a huge save. In the 33rd minute, Emanuel Obafuso 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. Emanuel Obafuso kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After 42 minutes, Váldson Custódio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Roceira SC and the Racing Club【LBF】 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 42nd match minute, Roceira SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Váldson Custódio to maneuver through the defense. Cláudio Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Couto in the 45th minute of the match. A collision led to Roceira SC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Luís Paulo Trevisan hit a great ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fabiano Couto made a kick off. Cláudio Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabiano Couto in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Váldson Custódio in the 52nd minute of play forced Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 53 in the game by Emanuel Obafuso from a close distance when the talented Carlos Eduardo Chaves managed to make a qualified save. Roceira SC's players were relieved. Roceira SC's Carlos Eduardo Chaves proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Roceira SC from getting a goal against them. Miguel da Fonseca hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Emanuel Obafuso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Emanuel Obafuso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cláudio Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabiano Couto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gonçalo Lima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cláudio Taffarel having to interfere. A collision led to Roceira SC getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Fabiano Couto hit a great ball. In the 80th match minute, Racing Club【LBF】 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alejo Galoer to maneuver through the defense. Cláudio Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonçalo Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goal looked a bit too open when Váldson Custódio came free, but Cláudio Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manuel Marchidan in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Carlos Eduardo Chaves, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, Roceira SC's Luís Paulo Trevisan got a free kick in the 88th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manuel Marchidan in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlos Eduardo Chaves saved Roceira SC from getting behind. After 91 minutes, Alejo Galoer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Racing Club【LBF】 and the Roceira SC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 92nd minute of the match Miguel da Fonseca sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cláudio Taffarel skillfully saved the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manuel Marchidan in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlos Eduardo Chaves saved Roceira SC from getting behind. In the 96th minute, Manuel Marchidan 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. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Racing Club【LBF】 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.