U23 World League

Estádio Joatuba
Spectators: 7984 (Terracing: 5989, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) In the 3rd minute, Ronaldo Nazário De Lima reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cornelio Nardo. The goal made the score 1-0. Bernardo Moreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Yılmaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Giorgian Arrascaeta dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cornelio Nardo, 2-0. If Ronaldo Nazário De Lima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ronaldo Nazário De Lima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cornelio Nardo made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Giorgian Arrascaeta sent off a good shot on target. Bernardo Moreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonello Bartolomucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After 21 minutes of play, Gep FC's Antonello Bartolomucci made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardo Moreira was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonello Bartolomucci in the 25th minute of play forced Warren FC - DMZ's goalkeeper Bernardo Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cornelio Nardo made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Giorgian Arrascaeta sent off a good shot on target. Ronaldo Nazário De Lima struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Cornelio Nardo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Warren FC - DMZ. A collision led to Warren FC - DMZ getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Betão da Silveira hit a great ball. In the 40th minute, Antonello Bartolomucci left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gep FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Bernardo Moreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonello Bartolomucci in the 44th minute of play. Humberto Martxel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Warren FC - DMZ's Bernardo Moreira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Warren FC - DMZ from getting a goal against them. 57 minutes into the match, Gep FC's goal looked a bit too open when Giorgian Arrascaeta came free, but Cornelio Nardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ali Yılmaz hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute, Humberto Martxel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cornelio Nardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Nazário De Lima in the 69th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ronaldo Nazário De Lima in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cornelio Nardo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In a very dangerous position, a player in Gep FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 73rd minute. Penalty! Giorgian Arrascaeta scored 3-2 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cornelio Nardo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Nazário De Lima in the 82nd minute of play forced Gep FC's goalkeeper Cornelio Nardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Warren FC - DMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Antonello Bartolomucci came free, but Bernardo Moreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th match minute, Warren FC - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronaldo Nazário De Lima to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Gep FC's Maximino Atauri got a free kick in the 97th minute. Gep FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.