U23 World League

Morumbi de Uberaba
Spectators: 7769 (Terracing: 5827, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alberto Melo kicked off to start the match. Giovanni Nóbrega took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jack Potts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Nial Botham managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when Edson Futebol Clube's Alberto Melo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 20th minute, Gez Little ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giovanni Nóbrega was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Edson Futebol Clube's Giovanni Nóbrega played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zack Alderson in the 24th minute of play. Giovanni Nóbrega showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zack Alderson in the 26th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Gez Little sped through Edson Futebol Clube's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Giovanni Nóbrega. Giovanni Nóbrega showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jack Potts, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Potts in the 32nd minute of play forced Edson Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Giovanni Nóbrega to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute Ampthill FC were awarded a corner. Orhan Ortanca went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 39th minute Zack Alderson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni Nóbrega saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eusébio Godoi hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the match, Gez Little had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Giovanni Nóbrega. Edson Futebol Clube's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gez Little was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The Edson Futebol Clube players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ampthill FC were winning 0-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gez Little was the one to do the kick off. Zack Alderson did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-5 to the left of a surprised Giovanni Nóbrega 54 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute, Mané Souza had to leave the field with a concussion. 58 minutes into the game, Zack Alderson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ampthill FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Edson Futebol Clube the free kick. After 58 played minutes Ampthill FC got a freekick which was hit by Zack Alderson. Edson Futebol Clube's João Augusto Munhoz was substituted for Eusébio Godoi. Giovanni Nóbrega showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gez Little, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 74th minute, Gez Little reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Giovanni Nóbrega. The goal made the score 0-7. 77 minutes into the game, João Augusto Munhoz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-7. Nial Botham was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Edson Futebol Clube's Alberto Melo got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Giovanni Nóbrega stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gez Little's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zack Alderson got free with Giovanni Nóbrega in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Giovanni Nóbrega was out of position in the 87 minute of play, and Gez Little capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gez Little really showed his touch with that goal: 1-8. After some careless play in the Ampthill FC defense, João Augusto Munhoz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nial Botham. The Ampthill FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nial Botham should have stopped the shot. 95 minutes into the match, João Augusto Munhoz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nial Botham. Ampthill FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that João Augusto Munhoz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-8. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Ampthill FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.