U23 World League

Estádio Abatedouro
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Flávio Tinoco started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Islam Slimani in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulo da Silva prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Faustão Saldanha might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lu Hong Qiang. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Faustão Saldanha ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Matadores FC defense, Karol Kinic kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paulo da Silva. The Matadores FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paulo da Silva should have stopped the shot. Paulo da Silva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Islam Slimani, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 16th minute Karol Kinic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo da Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teofil Bara hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Islam Slimani kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. The Mauro fans' excitement grew in the 24th match minute when Mauro's Islam Slimani looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some careless play in the Matadores FC defense, Karol Kinic kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paulo da Silva. The Matadores FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paulo da Silva should have stopped the shot. After 38 played minutes Matadores FC got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Quadros. In the 39th minute, Karol Kinic ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paulo da Silva was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Paulo da Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Islam Slimani in the 42nd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Karol Kinic put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Paulo da Silva. Disappointed in the 0-6 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Islam Slimani stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 53 minutes, Paulo da Silva successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 53 minutes in the game, Nicola Zalewski dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Matadores FC's Paulo da Silva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Matadores FC from getting a goal against them. Mauro's Lu Hong Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Quadros in the 56th minute of play. With his leg Paulo da Silva managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when Mauro's Islam Slimani fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 58 minutes into the game, Islam Slimani lined in a short shot 0-7 behind a frustrated Paulo da Silva. After a rather tough play, Mauro's Zenon Jarosz got a free kick in the 62nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karol Kinic in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulo da Silva saved Matadores FC from getting behind. In the 66th minute, Nicola Zalewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alex Félix blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lu Hong Qiang having to make a save. In the 68th minute, Luiz Fernando Netto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute, Alberto Quadros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 74 minutes into the game, Karol Kinic lined in a short shot 0-8 behind a frustrated Paulo da Silva. Paulo da Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karol Kinic in the 86th minute of the match. After 87 minutes, Cristian Lago mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Matadores FC and the Mauro players grew even worse after the yellow card. Cristian Lago hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. The long shot by Karol Kinic in the 88th minute really tested Paulo da Silva's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karol Kinic in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulo da Silva prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mauro's Lu Hong Qiang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flávio Tinoco in the 91st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tymoteusz Mikulski during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mauro's Tymoteusz Mikulski got a free kick in the 94th minute. In the 95th minute, Karol Kinic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Islam Slimani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 97th minute of the match, but Paulo da Silva made a huge save.