U23 World League

Arena Sán José
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5643, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 147) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cristian Hoffmann started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristian Hoffmann kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Yuri Wesley. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Cristian Hoffmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yuri Wesley having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Pendotiba's goal looked a bit too open when Lúcio Dantas came free, but Kuno Heiberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kuno Heiberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oswaldo Trancoso in the 14th minute of the match. After 17 played minutes Pendotiba got a freekick which was hit by Laurențiu Stârcea. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lúcio Dantas in the 18th minute of play forced Pendotiba's goalkeeper Kuno Heiberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kuno Heiberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evandro Bastos in the 21st minute of the match. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Compostela FSCMZ's goalkeeper Yuri Wesley, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Cristian Hoffmann left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pendotiba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Kuno Heiberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evandro Bastos in the 28th minute of the match. If Cristian Hoffmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Compostela FSCMZ's goalkeeper Yuri Wesley, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, Oswaldo Trancoso made a precise shot to the right of Kuno Heiberg. Pendotiba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Kuno Heiberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evandro Bastos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kuno Heiberg came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Compostela FSCMZ's Lúcio Dantas. But to his dismay, Lúcio Dantas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Compostela FSCMZ made a substitution. Aílton Baptista replaced Evandro Bastos. In the 63rd minute Oswaldo Trancoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kuno Heiberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristian Hoffmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Compostela FSCMZ made a substitution. Oswaldo Cabral replaced Luiz Fernando Baiano. In the 71st match minute, Pendotiba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laércio Soeiro to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the match, Lúcio Dantas notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Pendotiba's Kuno Heiberg. Kuno Heiberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kuno Heiberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lúcio Dantas in the 82nd minute. Pendotiba's Kuno Heiberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Pendotiba from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Pendotiba's Kuno Heiberg got control of the ball when Lúcio Dantas tried to sneak it across the goal line. With 92 minutes on the clock, Laurențiu Stârcea commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Compostela FSCMZ's Pedro Tasso was substituted for Kaká Cardoso. After 92 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pendotiba! After 95 minutes Pendotiba's goalkeeper Kuno Heiberg managed, with a little bit of luck, save Oswaldo Trancoso's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. 95 minutes into the match, Oswaldo Trancoso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kuno Heiberg. Pendotiba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oswaldo Trancoso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Compostela FSCMZ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.