U23 World League

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Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Borys Buczko hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 4th minute, Geovânio Veiga fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Michalis Telemidis, passed just outside the right post. After a rather tough play, Pracusiowie's Borys Buczko got a free kick in the 6th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Pracusiowie's zone, Geovânio Veiga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Michalis Telemidis came out of the goal and Geovânio Veiga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pindobassu EC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mário Azevedo in the 14th minute. The corner led to Pindobassu EC's Víktor Donatello getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Michalis Telemidis was out of position in the 19 minute of play, and Geovânio Veiga capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Geovânio Veiga really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Michalis Telemidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovânio Veiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Michalis Telemidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovânio Veiga in the 30th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Pracusiowie's Marcin Bara got a free kick in the 30th minute. Michalis Telemidis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jeff Beck in the 32nd minute. Dorian Hoffmann hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute, Alessandro Pavard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute, Michel Andreasson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pracusiowie fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Michel Andreasson was the one to do the kick off. Michalis Telemidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovânio Veiga, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute, Nilmar Vargas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Michalis Telemidis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 60th minute, Nilmar Vargas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Michalis Telemidis was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Pindobassu EC were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after Pracusiowie's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mário Azevedo took the corner. Nilmar Vargas made a great header on Pindobassu EC's corner, it was just that Pracusiowie's Michalis Telemidis managed to reach the ball for a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olavo Linares during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pindobassu EC's Olavo Linares got a free kick in the 70th minute. Pindobassu EC's Jorginho Munhoz was substituted for Jeff Beck. Pindobassu EC made a substitution. Humberto Diniz replaced Dorian Hoffmann. 85 minutes into the match, Pindobassu EC's goal looked a bit too open when Michel Andreasson came free, but Wilfredo Rodriguez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute Jorginho Munhoz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michalis Telemidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 88 minutes into the game, Michel Andreasson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Wilfredo Rodriguez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Geovânio Veiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 96th minute Geovânio Veiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michalis Telemidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pracusiowie's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.