U23 World League

WS76
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zé Paulo de Souza kicked off to start the match. Davi Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Paulo de Souza in the 4th minute of the match. Davi Couto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edinson Gentenaar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Waldemar de Sena hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Ismael Neiva hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Kléberson Laguna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wesley Teles in the 24th minute of the match. Pedro Paulo Paes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kléberson Laguna having to interfere. October 04's Claudinho Antunes got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 33rd match minute, October 04 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruy Lira to maneuver through the defense. Davi Couto was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Rubinho Zanette. JFSP's Rubinho Zanette shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 41st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Davi Couto but with some difficulty. Davi Couto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Paulo de Souza in the 45th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, William Ekelund managed to get in a good position for a shot. JFSP's supporters rose to their feet, but William Ekelund was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Davi Couto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Davi Couto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Neiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 65th minute, Tião Amaral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. October 04's Davi Couto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vambola Probach in the 66th minute of play. In the 66th match minute, October 04 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tião Amaral to maneuver through the defense. Ruy Lira hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. When Rubinho Zanette came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the JFSP fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rubinho Zanette couldn't finish the play. Davi Couto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismael Neiva in the 84th minute of the match. Davi Couto came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by JFSP's Edinson Gentenaar. But to his dismay, Edinson Gentenaar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 95th minute Zé Paulo de Souza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Davi Couto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Edinson Gentenaar fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored JFSP's protests and gave Edinson Gentenaar a yellow card for diving instead. Edinson Gentenaar kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. When the referee ended the match the JFSP players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.