U23 World League

Unreal Stadium
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Romeu Gaspar kicked off to start the match. Kiko Senna's late challenge caught a The Best Ones's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kiko Senna helped the player get up and apologised. Kiko Senna hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute Romeu Gaspar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Allan Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Irreal Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Wesley Maia came free, but Allan Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Irreal Madrid's Chiquinho Diniz got a free kick in the 9th minute. Wellington Xavier kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruninho Pinheiro in the 16th minute of play forced Irreal Madrid's goalkeeper Allan Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Allan Barbosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antônio da Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Irreal Madrid defense, Romeu Gaspar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Allan Barbosa. The Irreal Madrid fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Allan Barbosa should have stopped the shot. A collision led to The Best Ones getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Wellington Xavier hit a great ball. Kiko Senna received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Juarês Fantini came out and tried to block the shot, but Kiko Senna slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 29th minute. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Romeu Gaspar sped through Irreal Madrid's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Allan Barbosa. The Best Ones's Juarês Fantini proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save The Best Ones from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Romeu Gaspar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Allan Barbosa was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. With a little luck, The Best Ones's Juarês Fantini got control of the ball when Leo Bernard tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 45th match minute, Irreal Madrid was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maicon Maranhense to maneuver through the defense. After the first half The Best Ones were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 52nd minute Leo Bernard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juarês Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute Arnaldo Sarmento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Allan Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antônio da Cunha got free with Allan Barbosa in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Best Ones's goalkeeper Juarês Fantini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Irreal Madrid's Leo Bernard got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Leo Bernard hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. 69 minutes into the match, Irreal Madrid's goalkeeper Allan Barbosa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antônio da Cunha. Valdir Varela charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valdir Varela the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st minute, Valdir Varela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Irreal Madrid's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when Romeu Gaspar scored to the left of an out of position Allan Barbosa, making the score, 1-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wesley Maia in the 89th minute of play forced Irreal Madrid's goalkeeper Allan Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Irreal Madrid's Allan Barbosa got control of the ball when Romeu Gaspar tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Best Ones played a much better game than Irreal Madrid and deserved their victory. The Irreal Madrid players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.