U23 World League

Arena Floripa
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Víktor Albuquerque started the match with the kick off. Charlie Bucket showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Passos, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Charlie Bucket showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Passos in the 9th minute of the match. After some careless play in the ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ defense, Ace Owens kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cláudio Penha. The ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cláudio Penha should have stopped the shot. Ace Owens kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Hess in the 17th 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. In the 19th minute Brooklyn SC were awarded a corner. Titus Pierson went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 22nd minute Julio Hess shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Penha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Aaron Gunn came free, but Cláudio Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Teodoro Tasso hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the game, Brooklyn SC's Julio Hess nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cláudio Penha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aaron Gunn to make the kick off. Cláudio Penha made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Aaron Gunn sent off a good shot on target. Cláudio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julio Hess, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brooklyn SC were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Titus Pierson took the corner. The corner led Brooklyn SC's Hugo Kelley to fire away a dangerous shot which Cláudio Penha despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Hugo Kelley took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Cláudio Penha to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Víktor Albuquerque in the 69th minute of play forced Brooklyn SC's goalkeeper Charlie Bucket to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 73 minutes, Julio Hess managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brooklyn SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julio Hess was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 79 minutes into the match, Julio Hess dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cláudio Penha, 0-4. A collision led to Brooklyn SC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Julio Hess hit a great ball. Charlie Bucket made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nildo Saldanha in the 86th minute of play. Julio Hess blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cláudio Penha having to make a save. With a little luck, ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ's Cláudio Penha got control of the ball when Julio Hess tried to sneak it across the goal line. Brooklyn SC played a much better game than ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ and deserved their victory. The ValenBehr F.C. - FSCMZ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.