U23 World League

Parque Antarctica
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adelino Miranda kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Atlético de Crisal getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Adelino Miranda hit a great ball. Tostão de Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romarinho Silva in the 16th minute of the match. Tostão de Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romarinho Silva in the 17th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Atlético de Crisal's Adelino Miranda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tostão de Andrade narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Anselmo Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hélio Vianna in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cido Valle prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 25 minutes, Zé Rafael mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the S.E. Pindorama Eagles and the Atlético de Crisal players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to S.E. Pindorama Eagles getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Zé Rafael hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute, Breno Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 34 minutes Atlético de Crisal's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zé Rafael who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Zé Rafael got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Cido Valle quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 37th minute Romarinho Silva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tostão de Andrade saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Mauro de Salles quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Adriano Donato, made in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 53rd minute, Romarinho Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Tostão de Andrade proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save S.E. Pindorama Eagles from getting a goal against them. Hélio Vianna recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 60 minutes into the match, Hélio Vianna notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Atlético de Crisal's Cido Valle. Cido Valle was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Atlético de Crisal's Romarinho Silva got a free kick in the 64th minute. Cido Valle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélio Vianna in the 65th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Adelino Miranda reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tostão de Andrade. The goal made the score 1-1. After 74 minutes of play S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Zé Rafael was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Zé Rafael got a free kick in the 75th minute. Romarinho Silva could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Tostão de Andrade made a huge save. Cido Valle came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by S.E. Pindorama Eagles's Marcus Alagoano. But to his dismay, Marcus Alagoano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlético de Crisal's goalkeeper Cido Valle, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético de Crisal's zone, Hélio Vianna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cido Valle came out of the goal and Hélio Vianna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adelino Miranda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tostão de Andrade having to interfere. There was no doubt that S.E. Pindorama Eagles were the better team. S.E. Pindorama Eagles's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.