U23 World League

Zinho de Oliveira
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The audience was convinced that João Vítor Bittencourt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santos Kiliz was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 5th minute, João Vítor Bittencourt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santos Kiliz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling João Vítor Bittencourt in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santos Kiliz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 11th minute João Vítor Bittencourt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Kiliz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Charlie Swan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gavião Kyikatejê's supporters rose to their feet, but Charlie Swan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santos Kiliz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Santos Kiliz made an important save on a dangerous shot by João Vítor Bittencourt in the 16th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Vítor Bittencourt got free with Santos Kiliz in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. GUSESI's Santos Kiliz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save GUSESI from getting a goal against them. After 19 minutes of play, Gavião Kyikatejê's João Vítor Bittencourt made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Santos Kiliz was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as João Vítor Bittencourt kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Santos Kiliz. That made the score 3-0 in the 22 minute of play. João Vítor Bittencourts short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Santos Kiliz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Nick McVean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Humberto Iraitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 33 played minutes Gavião Kyikatejê got a freekick which was hit by Robin Laidlaw. 36 minutes into the match, GUSESI's goalkeeper Santos Kiliz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by João Vítor Bittencourt. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Vítor Bittencourt got free with Santos Kiliz in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Davie McWhirter struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Santos Kiliz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gavião Kyikatejê. In the 46th minute, João Vítor Bittencourt got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hugo Sánchez to strike the kick off in the second half. João Vítor Bittencourt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Santos Kiliz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. Colin Booth kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. João Vítor Bittencourt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Santos Kiliz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Vítor Bittencourt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61stth minute of the game João Vítor Bittencourt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GUSESI's Santos Kiliz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 63rdth minute of the game João Vítor Bittencourt who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GUSESI's Santos Kiliz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If João Vítor Bittencourt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 68th match minute, Gavião Kyikatejê was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davie McWhirter to maneuver through the defense. Gavião Kyikatejê's Nick McVean proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Gavião Kyikatejê from getting a goal against them. When Charlie Swan fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gavião Kyikatejê's protests and gave Charlie Swan a yellow card for diving instead. After 71 played minutes Gavião Kyikatejê got a freekick which was hit by Charlie Swan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dieter Muller in the 78th minute of play forced Gavião Kyikatejê's goalkeeper Nick McVean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Vítor Bittencourt scored 5-0 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Santos Kiliz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, João Vítor Bittencourt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gavião Kyikatejê's supporters rose to their feet, but João Vítor Bittencourt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santos Kiliz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Robin Laidlaw hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. After 85 played minutes, GUSESI's Humberto Iraitz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nick McVean 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 GUSESI reached it. Dieter Muller charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dieter Muller the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 91st match minute, GUSESI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dieter Muller to maneuver through the defense. When Gavião Kyikatejê's João Vítor Bittencourt in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GUSESI's goalie prevented a goal. Arnaldo Intxixu kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Gavião Kyikatejê's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.