U23 World League

Arena Manchão
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Stanislovas Jacys started the match with the kick off. If Márcio de Mendonça had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute Stanislovas Jacys shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wellington Baiano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wellington Baiano 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 12th minute. After 14 minutes Ekzema F.V.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vytaras Alesius who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Gabriele Meilutyte almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ekzema F.V.'s Wellington Baiano did a great save. When Laime Laime came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Harsh Gods 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 Laime Laime couldn't finish the play. Murilo Paes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 20th minute of the match Maicon Linhares sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alius Amontas skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriele Meilutyte in the 22nd minute of play forced Ekzema F.V.'s goalkeeper Wellington Baiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wellington Baiano 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 31st minute. 32 minutes into the match, Ekzema F.V.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gabriele Meilutyte came free, but Wellington Baiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ekzema F.V.'s Wellington Baiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laime Laime in the 36th minute of play. After 38 played minutes Harsh Gods got a freekick which was hit by Stanislovas Jacys. Wellington Baiano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gabriele Meilutyte went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 48thth minute of the game Murilo Paes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Harsh Gods's Alius Amontas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

Qian Xiong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Harsh Gods's Alius Amontas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sílvio Cordeiro in the 52nd minute of play. Wellington Baiano was a little too slow when Qian Xiong got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 58th minute. The score was now 0-2. In the 61st minute, Duda Vidal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 62 minutes into the match, Ekzema F.V.'s goal looked a bit too open when Qian Xiong came free, but Wellington Baiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Qian Xiong got free with Wellington Baiano in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With an all-out effort, Harsh Gods's Wellington Baiano threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Laime Laime, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Wellington Baiano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabriele Meilutyte's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Alius Amontas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sílvio Cordeiro in the 76th minute of the match. Sílvio Cordeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Harsh Gods's Laime Laime dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Ekzema F.V.'s Wellington Baiano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Ekzema F.V. from getting a goal against them. When Domas Stankaitis fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Harsh Gods's protests and gave Domas Stankaitis a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd match minute, Harsh Gods was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Domas Stankaitis to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriele Meilutyte in the 96th minute of play forced Ekzema F.V.'s goalkeeper Wellington Baiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Harsh Gods had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.