U23 World League

Estádio Douradão
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nelsinho Meira started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Pindorama getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Neymar Santos hit a great ball. In the 5th minute, Luiz Gustavo Braga reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hortêncio Duarte. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 8th minute, Nelsinho Meira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Celsinho Vander was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Anderson Velloso hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nelsinho Meira in the 13th minute of play forced AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Celsinho Vander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Pindorama booed when AFC - Curitiba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doriva Koehler didn't get a good kick on the ball. Celsinho Vander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelsinho Meira, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute Neymar Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celsinho Vander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nelsinho Meira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Celsinho Vander was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. 26 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Conrado Qwinton came free, but Celsinho Vander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Genílson Marques took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Celsinho Vander. Celsinho Vander dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 32nd match minute, AFC - Curitiba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doriva Koehler to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute of the match Michel de Brito shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Celsinho Vander showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Nico Torres hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Celsinho Vander came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Pindorama's Conrado Qwinton. But to his dismay, Conrado Qwinton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. In the 46th minute, Luiz Gustavo Braga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Anderson Velloso scored 2-4 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hortêncio Duarte, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luiz Gustavo Braga blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hortêncio Duarte having to make a save. 56 minutes into the match, Pindorama's goal looked a bit too open when Luiz Gustavo Braga came free, but Hortêncio Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Celsinho Vander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nelsinho Meira in the 57th minute of play. AFC - Curitiba's Celsinho Vander proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save AFC - Curitiba from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dieguinho Brodel during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 63 minutes into the match, Pindorama's goal looked a bit too open when Anderson Velloso came free, but Hortêncio Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Celsinho Vander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neymar Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Celsinho Vander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nelsinho Meira, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. When AFC - Curitiba's Luiz Gustavo Braga in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pindorama's goalie prevented a goal. 71 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Dieguinho Brodel came free, but Celsinho Vander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dieguinho Brodel got free with Celsinho Vander in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Celsinho Vander didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Conrado Qwinton went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Aírton Correia 81 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-6. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dieguinho Brodel got free with Celsinho Vander in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dieguinho Brodel scored 2-7 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Celsinho Vander, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pindorama's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.