U23 World League

Arena Saruê
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thiago Damião took the kick off in the first half of the match. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Tautvydas Mickevičius proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the AF CERRADO defense, André Monclús kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sandrinho Sabóia. The AF CERRADO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sandrinho Sabóia should have stopped the shot. After 9 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by André Monclús. The long shot by Nestor Cordeiro in the 11th minute really tested Tautvydas Mickevičius's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The supporters of AF CERRADO booed when ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vicente Txomin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 15 played minutes AF CERRADO got a freekick which was hit by Tomás Schmidt. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thiago Damião in the 20th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Tautvydas Mickevičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaká Goiano in the 24th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Tautvydas Mickevičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tautvydas Mickevičius made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomás Schmidt in the 26th minute. AF CERRADO's Ademar Dantas shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 27th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Tautvydas Mickevičius but with some difficulty. After 29 played minutes Kaká Goiano rounded ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. Genaro Mercurio kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Tautvydas Mickevičius took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thiago Damião, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's goal looked a bit too open when André Monclús came free, but Sandrinho Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Kaká Goiano came free, but Tautvydas Mickevičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, AF CERRADO's Tautvydas Mickevičius threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Thiago Damião, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 42 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's Nestor Cordeiro broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When AF CERRADO's Kaká Goiano in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalie prevented a goal. In the 47th minute Thiago Damião shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tautvydas Mickevičius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and André Monclús made a kick off. Thiago Damião kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. André Monclús fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandrinho Sabóia having to interfere. Tautvydas Mickevičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thiago Damião in the 55th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Damião came free, but Tautvydas Mickevičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vicente Txomin during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 58 played minutes ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA got a freekick which was hit by Vicente Txomin. Tautvydas Mickevičius showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás Schmidt, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 65th minute, Kaká Goiano 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: 2-1. In the 74th 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. 76 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Damião came free, but Tautvydas Mickevičius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by André Monclús to maneuver through the defense. Tautvydas Mickevičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thiago Damião in the 78th minute of play. Valentin Nicholas kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 2-2 when André Monclús sped through AF CERRADO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sandrinho Sabóia. In the 87th 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. In the 89th minute ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA were awarded a corner. Vicente Txomin went to the cornerflag to take it. Nestor Cordeiro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tautvydas Mickevičius. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Despite being the better team, AF CERRADO failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.