U23 World League

Arena Académica
Spectators: 7740 (Terracing: 5806, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcus Batista got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Cremonese FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Marcus Batista hit a great ball. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's Washington Cavalcante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luizinho Arce in the 9th minute of play. Washington Cavalcante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's Washington Cavalcante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Jurgi in the 13th minute of play. Washington Cavalcante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Marcus Batista ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Washington Cavalcante was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Kong Gang Zhan was a little too slow when Bernardo Maia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 1-1. In the 25th minute, Lotan Otto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Washington Cavalcante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when João Vítor Meireles got free with Kong Gang Zhan in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yasar Bonnemain in the 34th minute of play forced LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's goalkeeper Washington Cavalcante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Cremonese FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Marcus Batista hit a great ball. With his leg Kong Gang Zhan managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's João Vítor Meireles fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Celsinho Carneiro during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's Celsinho Carneiro got a free kick in the 45th minute. Yasar Bonnemain hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for João Vítor Meireles to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Paulo Recife in the 55th minute of play forced Cremonese FC's goalkeeper Kong Gang Zhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Washington Cavalcante stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcus Batista's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. The Cremonese FC fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when Cremonese FC's Marcus Batista looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Kong Gang Zhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lotan Otto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's João Vítor Meireles in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cremonese FC's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, João Vítor Meireles put it in 3-2 from a short distance just to the right of Kong Gang Zhan. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's Cássio Quintal was substituted for Gilberto Souza. Cremonese FC made a substitution. Cezary Marchlewicz replaced Felipe Lara. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's Zé Paulo Ortiz was substituted for Bernardo Maia. The audience was convinced that Lotan Otto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kong Gang Zhan was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcus Batista got free with Washington Cavalcante in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 81 minutes into the game, Cremonese FC's Marcus Batista nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Washington Cavalcante made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. When Celsinho Carneiro got free in front of the goal in the 89th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Kong Gang Zhan was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 94th match minute, LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Paulo Recife to maneuver through the defense. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.