U23 World League

Fênix Arena
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Claudinho Pinho kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermínio Amorim in the 4th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nilson Corrêa during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 5th minute, Nilson Corrêa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kléber Queirós fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dário Pernambucano having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Claudinho Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Kléber Queirós sped through Brasiliense FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dário Pernambucano. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinho Pinho in the 17th minute of play forced Brasiliense FC's goalkeeper Dário Pernambucano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute Squadra Demarchi were awarded a corner. Paulinho Paraibano went to the cornerflag to take it. Squadra Demarchi's Paulinho Paraibano was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dário Pernambucano in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 19th minute, Claudinho Pinho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Squadra Demarchi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Mané Xavier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dário Pernambucano having to interfere. Claudinho Pinho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Dário Pernambucano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dário Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinho Pinho in the 34th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Squadra Demarchi's Richard Moura got a free kick in the 35th minute. Dário Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinho Pinho in the 43rd minute of play. Claudinho Pinho took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dário Pernambucano. Dário Pernambucano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Agnaldo Mandrak was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Squadra Demarchi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kléber Queirós to maneuver through the defense. Agnaldo Mandrak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Saldanha having to interfere. A collision led to Squadra Demarchi getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Paulinho Paraibano hit a great ball. The supporters of Brasiliense FC booed when Squadra Demarchi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléber Queirós didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Brasiliense FC's Eusébio Passos in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Squadra Demarchi's goalie prevented a goal. Claudinho Pinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Claudinho Pinho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dário Pernambucano was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. In the 68th match minute, Squadra Demarchi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulinho Paraibano to maneuver through the defense. Squadra Demarchi's attentive Nilson Corrêa managed to snatch the ball when Ian Eger made a throw-in in the 73rd minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Agnaldo Mandrak managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brasiliense FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Agnaldo Mandrak was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oscar Saldanha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Squadra Demarchi's Oscar Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agnaldo Mandrak in the 83rd minute of play. Richard Moura charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Richard Moura the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 83rd minute, Richard Moura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Brasiliense FC booed when Squadra Demarchi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kléber Queirós didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute, Claudinho Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Agnaldo Mandrak managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brasiliense FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Agnaldo Mandrak was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oscar Saldanha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Squadra Demarchi had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.