U23 World League

Theatre of Hell
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Todor Barakovski started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adalberto Terra during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of The Wolfpack™ booed when Felizberto EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adalberto Terra didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Felizberto EC's goalkeeper Marcus Sampaio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfredo Orlin. The supporters of The Wolfpack™ booed when Felizberto EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiaguinho Vander didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 11 minutes, Todor Barakovski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Wolfpack™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Todor Barakovski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gennaro Carabajal during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gennaro Carabajal hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Marcus Sampaio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfredo Orlin in the 17th minute. Marcus Sampaio was a little too slow when Alfredo Orlin got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 17th minute. The score was now 1-0. 23 minutes into the match, The Wolfpack™'s Todor Barakovski sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcus Sampaio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 25 minutes into the game, The Wolfpack™'s Todor Barakovski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcus Sampaio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Marcus Sampaio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Todor Barakovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Todor Barakovski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 37th minute Todor Barakovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Sampaio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Todor Barakovski reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marcus Sampaio. The goal made the score 4-0. Todor Barakovski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 48 minutes into the match, The Wolfpack™'s goal looked a bit too open when André Luiz Alcântara came free, but Tibúrcio Carabajal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Silvério da Silveira to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Carlos Fernando Nascimento reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tibúrcio Carabajal. The goal made the score 4-1. In the 66th minute, Nuno Dantas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Todor Barakovski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcus Sampaio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. A collision led to The Wolfpack™ getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Ovidio Geleberto hit a great ball. André Luiz Iniesta hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. A collision led to Felizberto EC getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Silvério da Silveira hit a great ball. Marcus Sampaio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Todor Barakovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Todor Barakovski in the 84th minute of play forced Felizberto EC's goalkeeper Marcus Sampaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcus Sampaio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Todor Barakovski in the 85th minute of play. Alfredo Orlin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcus Sampaio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 87th minute of play. The Wolfpack™ were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after Felizberto EC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gennaro Carabajal took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Gennaro Carabajal got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marcus Sampaio quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Marcus Sampaio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Todor Barakovski, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. If Karol Walat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Felizberto EC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.