U23 World League

Ressacada
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's Parker Tomlinson 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luciano Batista got free with Enoch Carver in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Jacek Lukas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. André Luiz Proença's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Enoch Carver firmly grabbed it by the left post. Alfredo Souza hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mathias Gaúcho was slow to take the kick. During this time Floripa Lions FSCMZ's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Mathias Gaúcho got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Enoch Carver quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 21 minutes into the match, Jacek Lukas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evaristo Siqueira. Floripa Lions FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jacek Lukas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Luciano Batista managed to get in a good position for a shot. Floripa Lions FSCMZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Luciano Batista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enoch Carver breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Parker Tomlinson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute, Jacek Lukas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After the first half CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luciano Batista to strike the kick off in the second half. Evaristo Siqueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacek Lukas, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Enoch Carver showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Luiz Proença, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Floripa Lions FSCMZ's Evaristo Siqueira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Floripa Lions FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Batista in the 61st minute of play forced CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI's goalkeeper Enoch Carver to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enoch Carver showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Batista in the 65th minute of the match. Evaristo Siqueira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benny Fletcher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erik Schmidt charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erik Schmidt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th minute of the match, Parker Tomlinson got a very nice opportunity to score, but Evaristo Siqueira was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 77 played minutes CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI got a freekick which was hit by Jacek Lukas. 83 minutes into the match, Jacek Lukas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evaristo Siqueira. Floripa Lions FSCMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jacek Lukas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Evaristo Siqueira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benny Fletcher, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched CHŁOPKI ROZTROPKI eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.