U23 World League

Mirabela
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) Gualter Cunha made the kick off and thus started the match. If Cesinha Schmidt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gualter Cunhas short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Melquiades Patxi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Antônio Carlos da Fonseca struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Melquiades Patxi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s goalkeeper Tião Simões, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s Tião Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Clodio in the 11th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Cesinha Schmidt made a precise shot to the right of Melquiades Patxi. EL PEPO FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After a rather tough play, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s Henrique França got a free kick in the 26th minute. After 27 played minutes, EL PEPO FC's Rafael Clodio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tião Simões came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in EL PEPO FC reached it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gualter Cunha got free with Melquiades Patxi in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 44th play minute Cesinha Schmidt came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Melquiades Patxi. 4-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s Giovani Travassos was substituted for Gualter Cunha. In the 52nd minute, Rafael Clodio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 57 minutes of play, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s Giovani Travassos made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Melquiades Patxi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Giovani Travassos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melquiades Patxi having to interfere. EL PEPO FC's Melquiades Patxi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovani Travassos in the 62nd minute of play. Maximo Bide hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 66thth minute of the game Váldson Urbano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but EL PEPO FC's Melquiades Patxi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Váldson Urbano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melquiades Patxi having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Váldson Urbano in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Melquiades Patxi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 80 minutes into the match, Cesinha Schmidt notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of EL PEPO FC's Melquiades Patxi. Melquiades Patxi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Cesinha Schmidt came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ 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 Cesinha Schmidt couldn't finish the play. Melquiades Patxi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Váldson Urbano in the 88th minute of the match. In the 89th minute, Váldson Urbano made a precise shot to the right of Melquiades Patxi. EL PEPO FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. 93 minutes into the match, Cesinha Schmidt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Melquiades Patxi. EL PEPO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cesinha Schmidt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-1. There was no doubt that ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ were the better team. ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.