U23 World League

Estádio Goianira
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Vito da Mata made the kick off and thus started the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olof Dalström during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 4th match minute, Green Horses was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olof Dalström to maneuver through the defense. Theodosis Kassapis made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Edson Azevedo sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to BURITIS FC getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Vivaldo Veiga hit a great ball. BURITIS FC's Gustavo Unai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apostolos Mavrokordatos in the 9th minute of play. Gustavo Unai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alkaios Bougiouklis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vivaldo Veiga hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Gustavo Unai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alkaios Bougiouklis in the 19th minute of play. When the match clock showed 19 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Alkaios Bougiouklis sped through BURITIS FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gustavo Unai. BURITIS FC's Gustavo Unai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apostolos Mavrokordatos in the 22nd minute of play. Gustavo Unai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alkaios Bougiouklis in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Wilton Santos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BURITIS FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Green Horses the free kick. A collision led to BURITIS FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Wilton Santos hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Alkaios Bougiouklis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gustavo Unai was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. When Jerônimo Linhares fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BURITIS FC's protests and gave Jerônimo Linhares a yellow card for diving instead. Jerônimo Linhares hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Gustavo Unai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apostolos Mavrokordatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 38 minutes into the match, BURITIS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Notis Bartzokas came free, but Gustavo Unai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alkaios Bougiouklis in the 42nd minute of play forced BURITIS FC's goalkeeper Gustavo Unai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, BURITIS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Notis Bartzokas came free, but Gustavo Unai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alkaios Bougiouklis made a kick off. In the 52nd play minute Notis Bartzokas came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Gustavo Unai. 0-2. Edson Azevedo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Theodosis Kassapis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. In the 62nd minute Vito da Mata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theodosis Kassapis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 70 minutes into the game, Joel Pombal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BURITIS FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Green Horses the free kick. In the 70th match minute, BURITIS FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Pombal to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Apostolos Mavrokordatos took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Gustavo Unai to make any attempt to save it. With a little luck, BURITIS FC's Gustavo Unai got control of the ball when Notis Bartzokas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 83rd minute of the match, Notis Bartzokas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gustavo Unai was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Alkaios Bougiouklis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gustavo Unai read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Gustavo Unai made an important save on a dangerous shot by Notis Bartzokas in the 87th minute. Gustavo Unai didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Notis Bartzokas went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score.