U23 World League

Darzhas Stadium
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Stanislovas Jacys kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Laime Laime shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredinho Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alius Amontas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Mendes in the 7th minute of play. After 9 minutes, Gabriele Meilutyte made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Galo do Cerrado's Alfredinho Andrade tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 14th minute, Harsh Gods's Laime Laime ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Alfredinho Andrade. Alfredinho Andrade yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Alfredinho Andrade took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laime Laime, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Harsh Gods's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Branco came free, but Alius Amontas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Harsh Gods's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Branco came free, but Alius Amontas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Galo do Cerrado's goal looked a bit too open when Qian Xiong came free, but Alfredinho Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Carlos Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Gabriele Meilutyte made a precise shot to the right of Alfredinho Andrade. Galo do Cerrado's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Gabriele Meilutyte received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alfredinho Andrade came out and tried to block the shot, but Gabriele Meilutyte slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qian Xiong in the 31st minute of play forced Galo do Cerrado's goalkeeper Alfredinho Andrade to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Stanislovas Jacys notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Galo do Cerrado's Alfredinho Andrade. Alfredinho Andrade was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alius Amontas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cássio Matorin, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Gabriele Meilutyte recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alfredinho Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriele Meilutyte, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Harsh Gods's Alius Amontas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cássio Matorin in the 45th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Cássio Matorin made the kick off in the second half. José Paulo Marinho's late challenge caught a Harsh Gods's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. José Paulo Marinho helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Harsh Gods booed when Galo do Cerrado was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. José Paulo Marinho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alfredinho Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriele Meilutyte, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. José Paulo Marinho got his second yellow card in the match during the 57th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 61 minutes, Qian Xiong mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Harsh Gods and the Galo do Cerrado players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 62nd match minute, Harsh Gods was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qian Xiong to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th match minute, Galo do Cerrado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Branco to maneuver through the defense. Alfredinho Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislovas Jacys in the 72nd minute of play. Alfredinho Andrade came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Harsh Gods's Gabriele Meilutyte. But to his dismay, Gabriele Meilutyte quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. Alfredinho Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qian Xiong in the 76th minute of the match. Alfredinho Andrade stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stanislovas Jacys's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Alfredinho Andrade showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laime Laime, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After some careless play in the Galo do Cerrado defense, Laime Laime kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfredinho Andrade. The Galo do Cerrado fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfredinho Andrade should have stopped the shot. 92 minutes into the match, Galo do Cerrado's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislovas Jacys came free, but Alfredinho Andrade reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.