U23 World League

Sunset Park
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Víktor Albuquerque made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute Pedro Passos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frankie Gunn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frankie Gunn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Víktor Albuquerque, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 15 minutes into the game, Pedro Passos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Frankie Gunn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Richard Roma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 22 minutes into the match, ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Sugar came free, but Cláudio Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ's Cláudio Penha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. In the 31st minute, Julio Hess got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Julio Hess sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Angelo Freitas hit a great ball. When Brooklyn SC's Richard Roma, in the 37th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Brooklyn SC. Cláudio Penha made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Titus Pierson sent off a good shot on target. Ash Fox hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Richard Roma was the one to do the kick off. Cláudio Penha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddie Zamora in the 59th minute of play. Cláudio Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard Roma, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 67th minute, Emerson Mangueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ made a substitution. Gugu Alves replaced Pedro Passos. After a rather tough play, Brooklyn SC's Ash Fox got a free kick in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddie Zamora in the 83rd minute of play forced ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Cláudio Penha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 85 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ! Richard Roma's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cláudio Penha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. When Nildo Saldanha came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ 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 Nildo Saldanha couldn't finish the play. Although Brooklyn SC had been in control for most of the match, ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ still came away with the win.