U23 World League

Monumental do Bonfim
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Egídio Baptista made the kick off and thus started the match. Pascoal Modesto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luiz Fernando Abraão in the 5th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dudu Borges in the 11th minute of play forced Red Proud FC's goalkeeper Pascoal Modesto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pascoal Modesto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dudu Borges in the 12th minute of the match. Folke Österlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassiano Esteves, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Elias Teixeira hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Dudu Borges in the 30thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pascoal Modesto, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Red Proud FC's Pascoal Modesto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Fernando Abraão in the 33rd minute of play. Dudu Borges let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 36th minute shot 1-0 at rihgt post. In the 38th minute, Alberto Valverde hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Valverde in the 41st minute of play forced Catugi FC's goalkeeper Folke Österlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Catugi FC's Folke Österlund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Valverde in the 43rd minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 53rd minute, Hernani Travassos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Red Proud FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Cassiano Esteves hit a great ball. With a little luck, Catugi FC's Folke Österlund got control of the ball when Cassiano Esteves tried to sneak it across the goal line. Folke Österlund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassiano Esteves in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Egídio Baptista in the 67th minute of play forced Catugi FC's goalkeeper Folke Österlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute Alberto Valverde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Folke Österlund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute Egídio Baptista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Folke Österlund saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pascoal Modesto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dudu Borges in the 79th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Dudu Borges left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Catugi FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 83rd minute, Red Proud FC's Palmiro Manso dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. The Red Proud FC fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Red Proud FC's Cassiano Esteves 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 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Alberto Valverde managed to get in a good position for a shot. Red Proud FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberto Valverde was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Folke Österlund breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.