U23 World League

Stadion Narodowy
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. João Freire started the match with the kick off. Ubaldo Fillol was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Roque Reuter showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. When João Freire came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the BRASIL.Sp fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that João Freire couldn't finish the play. João Freire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Frederico Vianna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lance Haßke having to interfere. João Freire took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lance Haßke. Lance Haßke dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Lance Haßke didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Frederico Vianna went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind BRASIL.Sp's goalkeeper Ubaldo Fillol, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in BRASIL.Sp's zone, Roque Reuter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ubaldo Fillol came out of the goal and Roque Reuter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michael Ballack during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, STARGARD FC's Michael Ballack got a free kick in the 24th minute. João Freire received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Lance Haßke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to STARGARD FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Pit Nützel hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the match, STARGARD FC's goal looked a bit too open when João Freire came free, but Lance Haßke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Frederico Vianna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute, Frederico Vianna ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lance Haßke was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. BRASIL.Sp made a substitution. Breno Sá replaced Paulo José Neto. The STARGARD FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. BRASIL.Sp were winning 1-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Roque Reuter to strike the kick off in the second half. After 56th play minutes João Freire shot 1-4, a short shot which went by Lance Haßke and just under the crossbar into goal. Breno Sá struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Lance Haßke didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BRASIL.Sp. Lance Haßke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Breno Sá in the 64th minute of play. Frederico Vianna had several of the STARGARD FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 67 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-5 score and a disappointed Lance Haßke as he didn't even see the shot coming. Lance Haßke came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by BRASIL.Sp's Frederico Vianna. But to his dismay, Frederico Vianna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-6. Lance Haßke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frederico Vianna, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Lance Haßke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frederico Vianna in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Freire in the 81st minute of play forced STARGARD FC's goalkeeper Lance Haßke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 83 minutes of play, BRASIL.Sp's Breno Sá made it 1-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lance Haßke was left in no man's land by his defense there! When BRASIL.Sp's João Freire in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye STARGARD FC's goalie prevented a goal. Dalmo de Barros struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Lance Haßke didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BRASIL.Sp. Lance Haßke made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Frederico Vianna sent off a good shot on target. In the 97th minute, BRASIL.Sp's João Freire dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-9. BRASIL.Sp's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.