U23 World League

Pedreirão
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Dieguinho Leal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Cícero Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lane Martinez in the 3rd minute of play. In the 6th minute, Lane Martinez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cícero Toscano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Elias Sarmento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 16 minutes into the game, ForestFire's Duncan Nichols nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cícero Toscano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 20 minutes into the match, Lane Martinez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cícero Toscano. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lane Martinez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Jeffrey Yoshioka sped through SE Tijolo 6 Furos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cícero Toscano. 29 minutes into the match, SE Tijolo 6 Furos's goal looked a bit too open when Duncan Nichols came free, but Cícero Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cícero Toscano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeffrey Yoshioka, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. The supporters of ForestFire booed when SE Tijolo 6 Furos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Camargo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 34 minutes into the game, Duncan Nichols cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Cícero Toscano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 36 minutes into the match, ForestFire's goalkeeper Reed Molina had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dieguinho Leal. With his leg Reed Molina managed to avoid a goal in the 40thth minute, when SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Dieguinho Leal fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Cícero Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeffrey Yoshioka in the 43rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeffrey Yoshioka in the 45th minute of play forced SE Tijolo 6 Furos's goalkeeper Cícero Toscano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute, Lane Martinez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cícero Toscano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. Disappointed in the 0-8 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jeffrey Yoshioka was the one to do the kick off. Jeffrey Yoshioka kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, ForestFire's Lamar Knapp dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-9. 64 minutes into the game, Lane Martinez recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Cícero Toscano. Lane Martinez showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-10. Cícero Toscano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duncan Nichols, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as ForestFire's Duncan Nichols slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cícero Toscano. That made the score 0-11 after 69 minutes of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jeffrey Yoshioka got free with Cícero Toscano in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 74thth minute of the game Dieguinho Leal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ForestFire's Reed Molina was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cícero Toscano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duncan Nichols, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After 82 played minutes SE Tijolo 6 Furos got a freekick which was hit by Zé Roberto Moura. With an all-out effort, ForestFire's Cícero Toscano threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Duncan Nichols, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 84 minutes into the match, Lane Martinez notched a goal, 0-12, to the right of SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Cícero Toscano. Cícero Toscano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Reed Molina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dieguinho Leal in the 93rd minute of the match. After 95 minutes of play, ForestFire's Edgardo Courtney made it 0-13 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cícero Toscano was left in no man's land by his defense there! ForestFire's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.