U23 World League

Providence Park
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adolfo Lauro got the match started through his kick off. Denílson Garcia hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Luisão Sabóia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nemesio Raymond, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Frédson Couto in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dario Gutierrez saved Cascadia United from getting behind. Efrain Ramos kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Wilton Lopes kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. With a little luck, Flamengo CIMZ's Luisão Sabóia got control of the ball when Adolfo Lauro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nemesio Raymond received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Luisão Sabóia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Filomeno Suero charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filomeno Suero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Wilton Lopes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Dario Gutierrez. Cascadia United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Cascadia United's goal looked a bit too open when Frédson Couto came free, but Dario Gutierrez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denílson Garcia in the 31st minute of play forced Cascadia United's goalkeeper Dario Gutierrez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Flamengo CIMZ's Luisão Sabóia got control of the ball when Alejo Bihar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cascadia United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bruno Romildo in the 38th minute. In the 44th minute, Cássio Silveira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Denílson Garcia was the one to do the kick off. Dario Gutierrez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frédson Couto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute, Adolfo Lauro made a precise shot to the right of Luisão Sabóia. Flamengo CIMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After 63 played minutes Flamengo CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Dorian Fonseca. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frédson Couto in the 78th minute of play forced Cascadia United's goalkeeper Dario Gutierrez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the game, Nemesio Raymond was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cascadia United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Flamengo CIMZ the free kick. In the 84th minute, Denílson Garcia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Flamengo CIMZ's Luisão Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Lauro in the 85th minute of play. A collision led to Flamengo CIMZ getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Frédson Couto hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Adolfo Lauro sped through Flamengo CIMZ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luisão Sabóia. A collision led to Flamengo CIMZ getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Frédson Couto hit a great ball. Cascadia United's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.