U23 World League

Arena Bombadão
Spectators: 7724 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dino Amorim started the match with the kick off. In the 4th match minute, Astral was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waldemar Noworolnik to maneuver through the defense. Waldemar Noworolnik hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Astral's zone, Geraldo Palmeira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Slawomir Cholewa came out of the goal and Geraldo Palmeira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Astral's Slawomir Cholewa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeremias Luzea in the 11th minute of play. Xandeco FC were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Astral's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Geraldo Palmeira took the corner. Jeremias Luzea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Slawomir Cholewa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dino Amorim's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Xandeco FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Geraldo Palmeira in the 32nd minute. In the 36th minute Witalis Lukasik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Krama Bollen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Slawomir Cholewa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luiz Torres in the 38th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dino Amorim got free with Slawomir Cholewa in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Slawomir Cholewa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Luzea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Teofil Tyskie came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Astral 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 Teofil Tyskie couldn't finish the play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teofil Tyskie to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enio Ceresso in the 54th minute of play forced Astral's goalkeeper Slawomir Cholewa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Astral's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Geraldo Palmeira was slow to take the kick. During this time Xandeco FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Xandeco FC's corner Hugo Vander fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Slawomir Cholewa quite easily take care of the ball. 57 minutes into the match, Astral's Teofil Tyskie sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Krama Bollen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Astral booed when Xandeco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geraldo Palmeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Krama Bollen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teofil Tyskie in the 65th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Xandeco FC's Enio Ceresso got a free kick in the 68th minute. After a rather tough play, Astral's Waldemar Noworolnik got a free kick in the 71st minute. Dino Amorim kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Slawomir Cholewa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Enio Ceresso's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. A hard shot 81 in the game by Teofil Tyskie from a close distance when the talented Krama Bollen managed to make a qualified save. Xandeco FC's players were relieved. Borys Skaradowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Geraldo Palmeira hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Krama Bollen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teofil Tyskie in the 89th minute of the match. Borys Skaradowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Krama Bollen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.