U23 World League

Morrinho
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gilberto Garcia took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Gilberto Garcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richárd Richards saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chicão Tepedino's late challenge caught a Tirense F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chicão Tepedino helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, SRP-Laguna's Noel da Costa got a free kick in the 14th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Tirense F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Endrick Gol came free, but Enéas Arruda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute, Marcelo Domingues ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enéas Arruda was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After some careless play in the Tirense F.C. defense, Alex Sarmento kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Enéas Arruda. The Tirense F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Enéas Arruda should have stopped the shot. 41 minutes into the match, Marcelo Domingues notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Tirense F.C.'s Enéas Arruda. Enéas Arruda was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Endrick Gol's late challenge caught a Tirense F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Endrick Gol helped the player get up and apologised. Endrick Gol hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 46thth minute of the game Luisão Severo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SRP-Laguna's Richárd Richards was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Endrick Gol stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Nuno Azevedo fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SRP-Laguna's protests and gave Nuno Azevedo a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Tirense F.C. booed when SRP-Laguna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Azevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tirense F.C.'s Enéas Arruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Domingues in the 57th minute of play. Enéas Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Domingues, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the match, Tirense F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Walmyr Cavalcante came free, but Enéas Arruda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. SRP-Laguna's Marcelo Domingues got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 71 played minutes Tirense F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Baiano. After a rather tough play, Tirense F.C.'s Willian Cunha got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Endrick Gol recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 81st match minute, Tirense F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cosme Iraunkor to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Marcelo Domingues managed to get in a good position for a shot. SRP-Laguna's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcelo Domingues was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enéas Arruda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Tirense F.C.'s Alberto Abraão slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Richárd Richards. That made the score 6-1 after 87 minutes of play. Enéas Arruda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Endrick Gol in the 90th minute of play. Hong Køng charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hong Køng the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, SRP-Laguna's Hong Køng got a free kick in the 91st minute. 93 minutes into the game, Téo Donato was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SRP-Laguna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tirense F.C. the free kick. After 95 played minutes Tirense F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Gilberto Garcia. SRP-Laguna's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.