U23 World League

Mirabela
Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5791, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ademar Peixoto kicked off to start the match. In the 8th minute, Liu Yang Cheng ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tião Simões was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Patanapong Xintarianos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pogromcy Flaków's supporters rose to their feet, but Patanapong Xintarianos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tião Simões breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Raí Godoi hit a great ball. Ademar Peixoto kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s Almir Rosa got a free kick in the 18th minute. Raí Godoi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Liu Yang Cheng sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tião Simões took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patanapong Xintarianos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, Liu Yang Cheng had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tião Simões. ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Liu Yang Cheng was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 32 minutes into the match, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s goal looked a bit too open when Patanapong Xintarianos came free, but Tião Simões reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s Tião Simões played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gong Bin Ting in the 37th minute of play. 37 minutes into the game, Gong Bin Ting cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Tião Simões was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Liu Yang Cheng scored 0-4 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tião Simões, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tião Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liu Yang Cheng in the 45th minute of play. In the 48th minute, Patanapong Xintarianos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tião Simões was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Patanapong Xintarianos was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Ronaldinho Nogueira hit a great ball. Liu Yang Cheng kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Tião Simões showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejandro Gomez in the 70th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Pogromcy Flaków's Octavian Crăiniceanu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tião Simões narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gong Bin Ting got free with Tião Simões in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gong Bin Ting sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 92 minutes, Tião Simões successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Tião Simões made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patanapong Xintarianos in the 94th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patanapong Xintarianos in the 94th minute of play forced ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™'s goalkeeper Tião Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cléberson Lopes during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 97th match minute, ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cléberson Lopes to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patanapong Xintarianos got free with Tião Simões in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The ≈SΞVĺЯΔ FC™ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Pogromcy Flaków were clearly better and deserved to take the win.