U23 World League

Espigão Steamrollers
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emerson Leal got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Segundo Feliu made a precise shot to the right of Sílvio Luiz Zanette. Espigão Steamrollers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 8 minutes of play, Bicicleta F.C.'s Segundo Feliu made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sílvio Luiz Zanette was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 19th match minute, Bicicleta F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Desiderio Iraitz to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute of the match Hüsmen Vahat shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sílvio Luiz Zanette showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Edgardo Iruinea notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Espigão Steamrollers's Sílvio Luiz Zanette. Sílvio Luiz Zanette was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 32nd minute Segundo Feliu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sílvio Luiz Zanette saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yuri Paranaense could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Fausto Roderigo made a huge save. After 45 minutes, Cauã Pombal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Espigão Steamrollers and the Bicicleta F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Espigão Steamrollers were furious when Válbson Gaúcho was red carded, 53 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 52nd minute, one of Espigão Steamrollers:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Espigão Steamrollers. The crowd rose to their feet as Edgardo Iruinea kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sílvio Luiz Zanette. That made the score 0-7 in the 59 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Bicicleta F.C.'s Arnulfo Domeka slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sílvio Luiz Zanette. That made the score 0-8 after 62 minutes of play. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bicicleta F.C.'s goalkeeper Fausto Roderigo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 69 minutes into the match, Espigão Steamrollers's goalkeeper Sílvio Luiz Zanette had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Segundo Feliu. 72 minutes into the game, Bicicleta F.C.'s Edgardo Iruinea nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sílvio Luiz Zanette made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-9. After 75 played minutes Segundo Feliu rounded Espigão Steamrollers's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-10. Giovanni Pimenta charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giovanni Pimenta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Espigão Steamrollers getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Giovanni Pimenta hit a great ball. Cauã Pombal hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 82nd match minute, Bicicleta F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eleuterio Sotil to maneuver through the defense. Fausto Roderigo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Giovanni Pimenta's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Sílvio Luiz Zanette was a little too slow when Edgardo Iruinea got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 87th minute. The score was now 0-11. 90 minutes into the match, Edgardo Iruinea notched a goal, 0-12, to the right of Espigão Steamrollers's Sílvio Luiz Zanette. Sílvio Luiz Zanette was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Giovanni Pimenta came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Espigão Steamrollers 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 Giovanni Pimenta couldn't finish the play. The Espigão Steamrollers fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Bicicleta F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.