U23 World League

ARENA
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Thiago Damião made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Thiago Damião's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Miguel was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. After 10 minutes, Joel Gerber mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AF CERRADO and the GRÊMIO players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 10 played minutes AF CERRADO got a freekick which was hit by Joel Gerber. Thiago Damião recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 15 minutes GRÊMIO's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nestor Cordeiro who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomás Schmidt in the 24th minute of play forced GRÊMIO's goalkeeper Carlos Miguel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute of the match AF CERRADO got a corner. GRÊMIO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nestor Cordeiro ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 26th match minute, AF CERRADO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomás Schmidt to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute, Thiago Damião left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AF CERRADO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 35th minute, Thiago Damião got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to AF CERRADO getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Basílio Abraão hit a great ball. Liu Feng Guang could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Sandrinho Sabóia made a huge save. Sandrinho Sabóia made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Arí Terra sent off a good shot on target. In the 39th match minute, GRÊMIO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmundo Pirani to maneuver through the defense. GRÊMIO's Carlos Miguel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Cordeiro in the 40th minute of play. After 41 played minutes GRÊMIO got a freekick which was hit by Ettore Gaeta. Carlos Miguel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thiago Damião in the 42nd minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Liu Feng Guang stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Carlos Miguel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thiago Damião in the 51st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, GRÊMIO's Ettore Gaeta got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Thiago Damião struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Carlos Miguel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AF CERRADO. In the 57th minute, Tyson Touro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thiago Damião's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Carlos Miguel skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 65th minute, Liu Feng Guang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sandrinho Sabóia was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 68 minutes into the match, GRÊMIO's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Damião came free, but Carlos Miguel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kaká Goiano hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 72 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's goal looked a bit too open when Elpidio Gai came free, but Sandrinho Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thiago Damião in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Miguel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sandrinho Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Gaeta in the 76th minute of the match. Carlos Miguel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaká Goiano in the 78th minute of the match. Thiago Damião who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 83rdth minute tested the skills of Carlos Miguel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to AF CERRADO getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Joel Gerber hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, Elpidio Gai ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sandrinho Sabóia was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. GRÊMIO were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of AF CERRADO for a fine match.