U23 World League

Toca do Texugo
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Monte Lobato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilton de Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. If Chu Tasso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 4 minutes into the match, Karaboudjan's goalkeeper Elano Travassos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chu Tasso. Monte Lobato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilton de Amaral, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 9th minute, Wilton de Amaral left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Karaboudjan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Chu Tasso came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Tasso 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 Chu Tasso couldn't finish the play. Monte Lobato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aírton Oliveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Karaboudjan fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when Karaboudjan's Evaristo Tolino 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 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 30th minute Evaristo Tolino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Monte Lobato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes in the game, Evaristo Tolino dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 32 minutes into the match, Tasso FC's goal looked a bit too open when Laerte Coutinho came free, but Monte Lobato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, Chu Tasso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tasso FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Tasso FC's Richard Dawkins was substituted for Chu Tasso. In a very dangerous position, a player in Karaboudjan fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! Karaboudjan:s Elano Travassos showed great skill when he stopped Richard Dawkins:s penalty. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Richard Dawkins made the kick off in the second half. If Wilton de Amaral had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tasso FC's Richard Dawkins got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Monte Lobato didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wilton de Amaral went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Rafael Godoi made in the 61st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Tasso FC's Anton Ekblom. 62 minutes into the match, Tasso FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wilton de Amaral came free, but Monte Lobato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilton de Amaral in the 62nd minute of play forced Tasso FC's goalkeeper Monte Lobato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juca Tasso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 71 minutes into the match, Karaboudjan's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Dawkins came free, but Elano Travassos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Karaboudjan booed when Tasso FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Machado Assis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Evaristo Tolino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Monte Lobato made a huge save. Monte Lobato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evaristo Tolino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Karaboudjan booed when Tasso FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Machado Assis didn't get a good kick on the ball. When David Gilmour fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tasso FC's protests and gave David Gilmour a yellow card for diving instead. In the 93rd match minute, Tasso FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Gilmour to maneuver through the defense. 94 minutes into the match, Tasso FC's goalkeeper Monte Lobato had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aírton Oliveira. In the 95th minute, Richard Dawkins 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. Karaboudjan's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.