U23 World League

Estádio Tupi
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Gaafar Jesus took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hortêncio Duarte. Hortêncio Duarte dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Ivan Turina made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Raúl Vieira sent off a good shot on target. In the 14th minute Gaafar Jesus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hortêncio Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pindorama's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gaafar Jesus was slow to take the kick. During this time Örebro FF's players had a chance to rest. Lemi Çağa was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. When Pindorama's Nelsinho Meira in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Örebro FF's goalie prevented a goal. Gaafar Jesus might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hortêncio Duarte. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gaafar Jesus ran back to his position shaking his head. Pindorama's Hortêncio Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaafar Jesus in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Pindorama's Conrado Qwinton ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ivan Turina. Ivan Turina yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Rutger Magnusson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hortêncio Duarte having to interfere. Pindorama's Hortêncio Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaafar Jesus in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Gaafar Jesus made a precise shot to the right of Hortêncio Duarte. Pindorama's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Hortêncio Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaafar Jesus in the 45th minute of play. After 47 minutes, Gaafar Jesus made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Pindorama's Hortêncio Duarte tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nelsinho Meira made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rutger Magnusson during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet as Gaafar Jesus kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hortêncio Duarte. That made the score 1-4 in the 55 minute of play. Gaafar Jesus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gaafar Jesus succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-5 in the 61st playminute. In the 73rd minute, Lemi Çağa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Örebro FF's Ivan Turina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nelsinho Meira in the 74th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dieguinho Brodel during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dieguinho Brodel hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Gaafar Jesus blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hortêncio Duarte having to make a save. Hortêncio Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaafar Jesus in the 79th minute of play. Genílson Marques charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Genílson Marques the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Pindorama's Genílson Marques got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Hortêncio Duarte stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rutger Magnusson's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Hortêncio Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaafar Jesus, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 88th minute Rutger Magnusson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hortêncio Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gaafar Jesus was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 91st minute. Örebro FF's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Örebro FF's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.