U23 World League

Stadium Zemantauskas
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Sydney Gonçalves started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Remo Varela struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Laércio Sá didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zemantauskas FC. Renato Nascimento hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Sílvio Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maicon Sousa in the 8th minute of the match. If Davi Mello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 20th minute, Remo Varela 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Berger in the 23rd minute of play forced Psiu!'s goalkeeper Laércio Sá to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laércio Sá was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alex Berger showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 26 minute of play. After 31 minutes, Remo Varela mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zemantauskas FC and the Psiu! players grew even worse after the yellow card. Remo Varela hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the match, Zemantauskas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sydney Gonçalves came free, but Sílvio Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Davi Mello might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Laércio Sá. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Davi Mello ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 35th minute, Remo Varela reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Laércio Sá. The goal made the score 2-0. Igor Britto hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, Alex Berger made a precise shot to the right of Laércio Sá. Psiu!'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Fabiano Trevisan kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Davi Mello stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Zemantauskas FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Raúl Nascimento fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Laércio Sá showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davi Mello in the 54th minute of the match. Alex Berger kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Davi Mello left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zemantauskas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Laércio Sá made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remo Varela in the 69th minute of play. In the 73rd match minute, Zemantauskas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davi Mello to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th match minute, Zemantauskas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valdir Ortiz to maneuver through the defense. Laércio Sá stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Davi Mello's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Davi Mello in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laércio Sá saved Psiu! from getting behind. When Alex Berger came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Zemantauskas FC 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 Alex Berger couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Zemantauskas FC's Fabiano Trevisan got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 90th minute, Remo Varela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the match, Zemantauskas FC's goalkeeper Sílvio Penha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sydney Gonçalves. Sydney Gonçalves hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute Davi Mello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laércio Sá saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Zemantauskas FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.