U23 World League

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Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Song Yao Jie got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Gavrylo Bobal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cássio Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cássio Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gavrylo Bobal in the 4th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Belotaurus FC's Lucas Botelho dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Valeriy Smalko made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Geraldo Breckenfeld sent off a good shot on target. Symon Glushko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cássio Salles having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Augusto Fontes in the 20th minute of play forced FC Kolos's goalkeeper Valeriy Smalko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Belotaurus FC booed when FC Kolos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Demjan Gitchenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th minute, Symon Glushko 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. The audience was convinced that Song Yao Jie's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cássio Salles was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Song Yao Jie's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cássio Salles was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. 29 minutes into the match, FC Kolos's goal looked a bit too open when José Augusto Fontes came free, but Valeriy Smalko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, FC Kolos's goalkeeper Valeriy Smalko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucas Botelho. The supporters of Belotaurus FC booed when FC Kolos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dmytro Kulakovskyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Song Yao Jie in the 42nd minute of play forced Belotaurus FC's goalkeeper Cássio Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Jefferson Chaves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jefferson Chaves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Valeriy Smalko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for José Augusto Fontes to strike the kick off in the second half. Valeriy Smalko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Augusto Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Song Yao Jie could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Cássio Salles made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Symon Glushko took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Cássio Salles to make any attempt to save it. Valeriy Smalko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geraldo Breckenfeld in the 66th minute of play. Lucas Botelho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Valeriy Smalko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Augusto Fontes in the 68th minute of the match. Valeriy Smalko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Augusto Fontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Kolos's Valeriy Smalko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Botelho in the 74th minute of play. Valeriy Smalko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Augusto Fontes in the 77th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Demjan Gitchenko during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th match minute, FC Kolos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demjan Gitchenko to maneuver through the defense. Adriano Neves took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Valeriy Smalko. FC Kolos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dmytro Kulakovskyi in the 84th minute of play forced Belotaurus FC's goalkeeper Cássio Salles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cássio Salles made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Song Yao Jie sent off a good shot on target. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Cássio Salles successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Song Yao Jie charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Song Yao Jie the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 90 played minutes FC Kolos got a freekick which was hit by Song Yao Jie. FC Kolos's Valeriy Smalko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geraldo Breckenfeld in the 93rd minute of play. FC Kolos were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.