U23 World League

Arena Jardinópolis
Spectators: 7797 (Terracing: 5849, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anıl Oker started the match with the kick off. Luiz Fabiano de Lima made a fantastic save in the 2nd minute, when Naci Cabezon sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anıl Oker in the 7th minute of play forced União dos 7 FC's goalkeeper Anísio Aparecido to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, União dos 7 FC's Luiz Fabiano de Lima threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Leandro Damião, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With 10 minutes on the clock, Francisc Astafiei commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 9 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pombal 2003 F.C.! In the 11th minute there was a penalty for União dos 7 FC. Leandro Cruz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Luiz Fabiano de Lima. 1-0. 14 minutes into the match, Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano de Lima had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Naci Cabezon. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leandro Damião in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Luís Gustavo Monteiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd minute, Leandro Damião reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luiz Fabiano de Lima. The goal made the score 2-0. Luiz Fabiano de Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Naci Cabezon in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Naci Cabezon 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. Naci Cabezons short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Luiz Fabiano de Lima to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano de Lima proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Pombal 2003 F.C. from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano de Lima got control of the ball when Alfredo Borges tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anıl Oker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anísio Aparecido having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Anıl Oker ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anísio Aparecido was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1.

The wind increased when Leandro Damião made the kick off in the second half. Luiz Fabiano de Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Damião in the 52nd minute of play. União dos 7 FC's Anísio Aparecido played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermínio Moraes in the 54th minute of play. Anísio Aparecido made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabiano Parisi in the 59th minute. Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Luiz Fabiano de Lima played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Naci Cabezon in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Borges in the 67th minute of play forced Pombal 2003 F.C.'s goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano de Lima to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Pombal 2003 F.C.'s Hermínio Moraes got a free kick in the 68th minute. Anísio Aparecido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anıl Oker, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Luiz Fabiano de Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Damião in the 74th minute of play. Anísio Aparecido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anıl Oker in the 76th minute of the match. Anísio Aparecido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anıl Oker in the 78th minute of the match. Luiz Fabiano de Lima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Damião in the 79th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 80 minutes, Anísio Aparecido successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 83rd minute of the match Pombal 2003 F.C. got a corner. União dos 7 FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hermínio Moraes ran over to the corner to take the kick. Fabiano Parisi charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabiano Parisi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Pombal 2003 F.C. getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Fabiano Parisi hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anıl Oker in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anísio Aparecido saved União dos 7 FC from getting behind. Anísio Aparecido stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anıl Oker's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. In the 94th match minute, Pombal 2003 F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabiano Parisi to maneuver through the defense. Pombal 2003 F.C. were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing União dos 7 FC to leave the ground with a draw.