U23 World League

Arena Blumenau
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Délio Gerber made the kick off and thus started the match. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Raphael Furlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Macias in the 9th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Darkness's goalkeeper Gianluigi Ogazon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Délio Gerber. The audience was convinced that Délio Gerber's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gianluigi Ogazon was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Gianluigi Ogazon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Délio Gerber in the 22nd minute. Reynaldo Arantes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Gianluigi Ogazon made a huge save. After 25 minutes of play, Darkness's Tadeo Ugutz made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raphael Furlan was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 34th minute, Blumenau Esporte Clube's Donato Mazza seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Donato Mazza the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Blumenau Esporte Clube protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Donato Mazza had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Blumenau Esporte Clube! In the 42nd minute Tadeo Ugutz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raphael Furlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vivaldo Paraíba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Gianluigi Ogazon made a huge save. After the first half Darkness were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Benigno Canor made the kick off in the second half. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Reynaldo Arantes got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 58 minutes into the game, Benigno Canor lined in a short shot 0-3 behind a frustrated Raphael Furlan. Raphael Furlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Restu, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Gianluigi Ogazon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Délio Gerber, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. When Fernando Restu fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Darkness's protests and gave Fernando Restu a yellow card for diving instead. After 63 played minutes Darkness got a freekick which was hit by Fernando Restu. Darkness's Gianluigi Ogazon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Délio Gerber in the 64th minute of play. When Blumenau Esporte Clube's Reynaldo Arantes in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Darkness's goalie prevented a goal. Darkness's Carlos Uchiha was substituted for Aldebaran Tauro. The referee gave Blumenau Esporte Clube a penalty, 72 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Reynaldo Arantes, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Darkness's Gianluigi Ogazon. 1-3. Raphael Furlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Restu in the 78th minute of the match. Raphael Furlan made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Tadeo Ugutz sent off a good shot on target. In the 81st minute, Flávio Meireles hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Délio Gerber got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 88 played minutes Blumenau Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Délio Gerber. With a little luck, Blumenau Esporte Clube's Raphael Furlan got control of the ball when Tadeo Ugutz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Raphael Furlan made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Armando Macias sent off a good shot on target. 98 minutes into the match, Blumenau Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Raphael Furlan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tadeo Ugutz.