U23 World League

Arena Sán José
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 147) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristian Hoffmann got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Zé Carlos França hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Régis Barros kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Naldo Hermes during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Naldo Hermes kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osvaldo Negri in the 13th minute of play forced Pendotiba's goalkeeper Kuno Heiberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Pendotiba's Laurențiu Stârcea got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vista Alegre FC's goalkeeper Pedrão Sarmento, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kuno Heiberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Paulo de Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Hoffmann in the 20th minute of play forced Vista Alegre FC's goalkeeper Pedrão Sarmento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Cristian Hoffmann managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pendotiba's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Hoffmann was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedrão Sarmento breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zé Paulo de Amorim charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zé Paulo de Amorim the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Vista Alegre FC's Zé Paulo de Amorim got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 25th minute, Ricardinho Trigo sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Vista Alegre FC's Pedrão Sarmento didn't even have to move. When Naldo Hermes was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 26 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Pendotiba's Naldo Hermes got a free kick in the 27th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Norberto de Azevedo 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 Norberto de Azevedo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

In the 50th match minute, Vista Alegre FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osvaldo Negri to maneuver through the defense. Pedrão Sarmento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Hoffmann in the 51st minute of play. Pedrão Sarmento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Hoffmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Pendotiba's Kuno Heiberg got control of the ball when Norberto de Azevedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pedrão Sarmento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Hoffmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Pedrão Sarmento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Hoffmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Cristian Hoffmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedrão Sarmento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Hoffmann in the 91st minute of play. Pedrão Sarmento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Hoffmann in the 93rd minute of play. The Pendotiba manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Vista Alegre FC to win.