U23 World League

Lagoa Azul
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Flavio Lorencio got the match started through his kick off. Alexsandro Ribeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenzo Henrico in the 7th minute of play. Fala Sério FC's Alexsandro Ribeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavio Lorencio in the 8th minute of play. Manoel Romero hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Alexsandro Ribeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flavio Lorencio in the 14th minute of the match. Fala Sério FC's Alexsandro Ribeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingos Salomone in the 19th minute of play. Eugênio Couto struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Higinio Terciero didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fala Sério FC. With a little luck, Maní FC's Higinio Terciero got control of the ball when José Pedro Paraense tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Maní FC fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when Maní FC's Flavio Lorencio looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Fala Sério FC's Alexsandro Ribeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domingos Salomone in the 27th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Maní FC's Lucio Bonifaco got a free kick in the 29th minute. Afonso Pitta took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Higinio Terciero. Maní FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manoel Romero in the 33rd minute of play forced Maní FC's goalkeeper Higinio Terciero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Domingos Salomone cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Alexsandro Ribeiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 40 played minutes Fala Sério FC got a freekick which was hit by Eugênio Couto. With a little luck, Maní FC's Higinio Terciero got control of the ball when José Pedro Paraense tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alexsandro Ribeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Lorencio in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when José Pedro Paraense made the kick off in the second half. After 56 played minutes Domingos Salomone rounded Fala Sério FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-4. Alexsandro Ribeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenzo Henrico in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64thth minute of the game Lorenzo Henrico who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fala Sério FC's Alexsandro Ribeiro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 66th minute, Eugênio Couto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexsandro Ribeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lorenzo Henrico in the 77th minute of the match. Alexsandro Ribeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenzo Henrico in the 77th minute of play. After 83 played minutes Fala Sério FC got a freekick which was hit by Manoel Romero. Flavio Lorencios short, quick shot in the 92ndth minute got Alexsandro Ribeiro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 93rd minute of the match, Flavio Lorencio got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alexsandro Ribeiro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The Fala Sério FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Maní FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.