U23 World League

Arena Saruê
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Thiago Damião made the kick off and thus started the match. Klaus Dhondt kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Thiago Damião could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Uwe Nwachukwu made a huge save. Sandrinho Sabóia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerry Moerman, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Sandrinho Sabóia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerry Moerman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago Damião in the 9thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Uwe Nwachukwu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Kristof Van Dessen's late challenge caught a AF CERRADO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kristof Van Dessen helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FC Draconia getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Klaus Dhondt hit a great ball. AF CERRADO's Nestor Cordeiro shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 14th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Uwe Nwachukwu but with some difficulty. Uwe Nwachukwu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Schmidt in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Jerry Moerman notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of AF CERRADO's Sandrinho Sabóia. Sandrinho Sabóia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Joel Gerber hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thiago Damião in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Uwe Nwachukwu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With an all-out effort, AF CERRADO's Uwe Nwachukwu threw himself towards the right post 33 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kaká Goiano, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to FC Draconia getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Štefko Stadnyuk hit a great ball. Uwe Nwachukwu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Schmidt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Etienne Langhmans to make the kick off. Sandrinho Sabóia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerry Moerman in the 51st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Thiago Damião's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Uwe Nwachukwu was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Etienne Langhmans managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Draconia's supporters rose to their feet, but Etienne Langhmans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sandrinho Sabóia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Thiago Damião came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the AF CERRADO 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 Thiago Damião couldn't finish the play. Štefko Stadnyuk was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 66 minutes into the match. After 67 played minutes FC Draconia got a freekick which was hit by Štefko Stadnyuk. Uwe Nwachukwu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Cordeiro in the 68th minute of the match. Uwe Nwachukwu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaká Goiano in the 70th minute of the match. AF CERRADO's Sandrinho Sabóia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save AF CERRADO from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the FC Draconia defense, Kaká Goiano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Uwe Nwachukwu. The FC Draconia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Uwe Nwachukwu should have stopped the shot. After 83 minutes, Jerry Moerman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Draconia and the AF CERRADO players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of AF CERRADO booed when FC Draconia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jerry Moerman didn't get a good kick on the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Thiago Damião had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Uwe Nwachukwu. FC Draconia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thiago Damião was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 90th match minute, AF CERRADO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomás Schmidt to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Sandrinho Sabóia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the AF CERRADO players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.