U23 World League

Sowliny Arena
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Klement Rode started the match with the kick off. Alfred Peczkowski hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Portuguesa's Régis Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Klement Rode in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th match minute, Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by M. Dedy Fucks to maneuver through the defense. M. Dedy Fucks kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Wasyl Knopek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidnei Faria in the 13th minute of the match. After 14 minutes of play, Portuguesa's Charles Arantes made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wasyl Knopek was left in no man's land by his defense there! Wasyl Knopek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charles Arantes in the 19th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Portuguesa's Charles Arantes got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute, Pedro Augusto de Barros ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wasyl Knopek was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After 30 played minutes Portuguesa got a freekick which was hit by Gonçalo de Souza. Li Lang came free with the goalkeeper in the 32nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Régis Castro could save by the left post. Portuguesa's Régis Castro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Portuguesa from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Portuguesa's Pedro Augusto de Barros got a free kick in the 34th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Klement Rode in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Régis Castro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 37th match minute, Portuguesa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdo Mazza to maneuver through the defense. 38 minutes into the match, Portuguesa's goal looked a bit too open when Jyayas Jayo came free, but Régis Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wasyl Knopek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charles Arantes in the 41st minute of play. Wasyl Knopek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charles Arantes in the 45th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Charles Arantes was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007 getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. M. Dedy Fucks hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 58 minutes, Wasyl Knopek successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 59th minute, Li Lang made a precise shot to the right of Régis Castro. Portuguesa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Régis Castro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Klement Rode in the 61st minute of the match. If Li Lang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 73 minutes into the game, Li Lang was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Portuguesa the free kick. After 73 played minutes Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007 got a freekick which was hit by Li Lang. 75 minutes into the match, Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's goal looked a bit too open when Charles Arantes came free, but Wasyl Knopek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Régis Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Klement Rode, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Portuguesa's Pedro Augusto de Barros slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Wasyl Knopek. That made the score 1-4 after 85 minutes of play. In the 87th match minute, Portuguesa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jano Berger to maneuver through the defense. Wasyl Knopek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Augusto de Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Augusto de Barros in the 96th minute of play forced Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's goalkeeper Wasyl Knopek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match was over Portuguesa could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007 throughout the match.