U23 World League

Arena Araribóia
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) João Pirani started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Bernardo Corrêa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alnis Ragainis, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Bandelocos's goalie and right to Diogo Corrêa. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Bandelocos's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Thanks to some nice moves Betão Quirino could shoot a difficult shot in the 19th minute, which Bernardo Corrêa however easily saved by the left post. In the 22nd minute, João Pirani made a precise shot to the right of Nilson do Vale. Bandelocos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a rather tough play, Vascogoianiense FC's Waldemar Ortiz got a free kick in the 27th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Billy Dowdall in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bernardo Corrêa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Waldemar Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Pirani in the 34th minute of play forced Bandelocos's goalkeeper Nilson do Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Waldemar Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldemar Ortiz in the 36th minute of play forced Bandelocos's goalkeeper Nilson do Vale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilson do Vale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Pirani, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Nilson do Vale didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from João Pirani went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The supporters of Vascogoianiense FC booed when Bandelocos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alnis Ragainis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bandelocos's Nilson do Vale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Pirani in the 43rd minute of play. Nilson do Vale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilmar Monteiro in the 45th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 50th minute Billy Dowdall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Corrêa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nilson do Vale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilmar Monteiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Corrêa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Billy Dowdall in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 54th minute Billy Dowdall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Corrêa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If João Pirani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 61st minute by Waldemar Ortiz got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 75thth minute of the game João Pirani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bandelocos's Nilson do Vale was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 78 minutes Vascogoianiense FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Natã dos Santos who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Billy Dowdall managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling João Pirani in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nilson do Vale prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 82 played minutes Bandelocos got a freekick which was hit by Alnis Ragainis. When João Pirani came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Vascogoianiense FC 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 João Pirani couldn't finish the play. In the 84th minute, Vascogoianiense FC's João Pirani dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Vascogoianiense FC's Bernardo Corrêa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Billy Dowdall in the 89th minute of play. Betão Quirino hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Vascogoianiense FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.