U23 World League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) ITAFUT 4EVER's Orlando Mineiro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Orlando Mineiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leszek Orszak hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Zé Augusto Cardoso made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Norbert Wieczorek sent off a good shot on target. Celsinho Vinhas took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sylwester Bojanowski. Sylwester Bojanowski 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. 21 minutes into the match, Sparta LKS's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Mineiro came free, but Sylwester Bojanowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Beto Aparecido fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sylwester Bojanowski having to interfere. The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when Sparta LKS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Czeslaw Anszczak didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Pedro Luiz Perez hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcin Ruszczyk got free with Zé Augusto Cardoso in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Celsinho Vinhas scored 0-3 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sylwester Bojanowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 47 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Mineiro. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wladyslaw Kajdasz to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Sparta LKS's goalkeeper Sylwester Bojanowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Beto Aparecido. In the 60th match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Léo Velasco to maneuver through the defense. After 61 played minutes, Sparta LKS's Lech Bartelak shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Zé Augusto Cardoso came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sparta LKS reached it. If Estevez Palmeira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ITAFUT 4EVER's Zé Augusto Cardoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wladyslaw Kajdasz in the 65th minute of play. Sylwester Bojanowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Mineiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 68 minutes of play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Orlando Mineiro made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sylwester Bojanowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sylwester Bojanowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Mineiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Celsinho Vinhas struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Sylwester Bojanowski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ITAFUT 4EVER. Wladyslaw Kajdasz charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wladyslaw Kajdasz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Sparta LKS's Wladyslaw Kajdasz got a free kick in the 75th minute. After a rather tough play, ITAFUT 4EVER's Beto Aparecido got a free kick in the 79th minute. Sylwester Bojanowski came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by ITAFUT 4EVER's Celsinho Vinhas. But to his dismay, Celsinho Vinhas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Celsinho Vinhas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Estevez Palmeira charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Estevez Palmeira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Sparta LKS booed when ITAFUT 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Estevez Palmeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. 93 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Wladyslaw Kajdasz came free, but Zé Augusto Cardoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wladyslaw Kajdasz took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zé Augusto Cardoso. Zé Augusto Cardoso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. ITAFUT 4EVER's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.