U23 World League

Estadio Red Proud
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leopoldo Galvão got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute of the match Franklin Esteves shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pascoal Modesto showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leopoldo Galvão in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pascoal Modesto saved Red Proud FC from getting behind. Red Proud FC's Pascoal Modesto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nelsinho Vergílio in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Osvaldo Veríssimo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pascoal Modesto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Galvão in the 16th minute of the match. After 17 played minutes C.R. KRAKER 81 got a freekick which was hit by Franklin Esteves. Cassiano Esteves's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Abel de Brito skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, Red Proud FC's Cassiano Esteves got a free kick in the 27th minute. Pascoal Modesto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvinho Cordeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Galvão in the 32nd minute of play forced Red Proud FC's goalkeeper Pascoal Modesto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leopoldo Galvão in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pascoal Modesto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Red Proud FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gilvan Leite was slow to take the kick. During this time C.R. KRAKER 81's players had a chance to rest. Gilvan Leite made a great header on C.R. KRAKER 81's corner, it was just that Red Proud FC's Pascoal Modesto managed to reach the ball for a save. Pascoal Modesto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iuri Severo in the 38th minute of the match. Aloísio Brito's late challenge caught a C.R. KRAKER 81's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aloísio Brito helped the player get up and apologised. Nelsinho Vergílio took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pascoal Modesto. Pascoal Modesto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Pascoal Modesto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Galvão in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Egídio Baptista made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Leopoldo Galvão 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. 58 minutes into the match, C.R. KRAKER 81's goal looked a bit too open when Cassiano Esteves came free, but Abel de Brito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cassiano Esteves in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abel de Brito saved C.R. KRAKER 81 from getting behind. C.R. KRAKER 81's Abel de Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassiano Esteves in the 62nd minute of play. After 63 played minutes C.R. KRAKER 81 got a freekick which was hit by Franklin Esteves. 66 minutes into the game, Nelsinho Vergílio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.R. KRAKER 81's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Red Proud FC the free kick. Nelsinho Vergílio hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Cassiano Esteves managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Proud FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cassiano Esteves was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abel de Brito breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pascoal Modesto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iuri Severo in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute of the match C.R. KRAKER 81 got a corner. Red Proud FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gilvan Leite ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Gilvan Leite got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pascoal Modesto quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 79th minute, Red Proud FC's Aloísio Brito seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Aloísio Brito the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Red Proud FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Aloísio Brito had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Red Proud FC's Aloísio Brito got a free kick in the 80th minute. After having played for 80 minutes, Gilvan Leite managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C.R. KRAKER 81's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilvan Leite was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alberto Valverde scored 1-2 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abel de Brito, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 93rd minute Palmiro Manso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel de Brito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. C.R. KRAKER 81 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.