U23 World League

Centro Firula
Spectators: 7540 (Terracing: 5656, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) José Augusto Fontes made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute Henri Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo Brasil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 4 played minutes Belotaurus FC got a freekick which was hit by Jefferson Chaves. Gustavo Brasil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henri Martins in the 5th minute of the match. The supporters of Belotaurus FC booed when Canarinho Atordoado was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. César Travassos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 19 minutes of play, Belotaurus FC's José Augusto Fontes made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Luís Menegatti was left in no man's land by his defense there! 22 minutes into the match, Canarinho Atordoado's goal looked a bit too open when Zeca Berger came free, but Pedro Luís Menegatti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Luís Menegatti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zeca Berger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustavo Brasil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henri Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 36th minute, Zé Paulo Leite reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gustavo Brasil. The goal made the score 1-3. After a rather tough play, Belotaurus FC's José Augusto Fontes got a free kick in the 39th minute. César Travassos charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed César Travassos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st match minute, Canarinho Atordoado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by César Travassos to maneuver through the defense. Canarinho Atordoado's Pedro Luís Menegatti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeca Berger in the 44th minute of play. After the first half Belotaurus FC were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tiago Gabriel Luz to make the kick off. Canarinho Atordoado's Pedro Luís Menegatti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Canarinho Atordoado from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zeca Berger got free with Pedro Luís Menegatti in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Luís Menegatti made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Zeca Berger sent off a good shot on target. After taking down the ball on Belotaurus FC's corner Adriano Neves fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pedro Luís Menegatti quite easily take care of the ball. In the 67th minute Tiago Gabriel Luz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo Brasil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Luís Menegatti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zeca Berger in the 72nd minute. Pedro Luís Menegatti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Augusto Fontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Zeca Berger who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of Pedro Luís Menegatti when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Gustavo Brasil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Gabriel Luz in the 83rd minute of play. Pedro Luís Menegatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Flávio de Lima in the 85th minute of the match. Pedro Luís Menegatti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Augusto Fontes in the 89th minute of the match. Dé Pontikas was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 92 minutes into the match. After 92 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Canarinho Atordoado! The audience thought a goal was coming when Jefferson Chaves got free with Pedro Luís Menegatti in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Belotaurus FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.