U23 World League

Serra Dourada Arena
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) In the 4th match minute, Liberland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobias Flor to maneuver through the defense. Goiás Esporte Clube's attentive Laércio de Souza managed to snatch the ball when Marcos Llope made a throw-in in the 6th minute of the game. Mané Quirino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herminio Ignado in the 9th minute of play. A hard, long distance shot from Benigno Ixona flew over the goal. With 16 minutes on the clock, Jarbas Brito commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Goiás Esporte Clube fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 15th minute. Penalty! Goiás Esporte Clube:s Mané Quirino showed great skill when he stopped Rafael Erramun:s penalty. 19 minutes in the game Tobias Flor did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Dario Lidon. 22 minutes into the game, Herminio Ignado cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Mané Quirino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Carmelo Hurko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osmar de Moraes in the 28th minute of play. Osmar de Moraes charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Osmar de Moraes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Osmar de Moraes succeeded in the game's 34th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. Osmar de Moraess short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Carmelo Hurko to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Osmar de Moraes made a kick off. With a little luck, Goiás Esporte Clube's Mané Quirino got control of the ball when Pastor Rutenio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Liberland's Carmelo Hurko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osmar de Moraes in the 54th minute of play. In the 61st match minute, Goiás Esporte Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafa Pinho to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute of the match Pastor Rutenio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mané Quirino skillfully saved the ball. Carmelo Hurko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osmar de Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 65 minutes into the match, Rafael Erramun notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Goiás Esporte Clube's Mané Quirino. Mané Quirino was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rafa Pinho during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 74 played minutes Goiás Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Rafa Pinho. If Christian Carioca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Osmar de Moraes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carmelo Hurko was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 80 minutes into the game, Edgard Cabral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Goiás Esporte Clube's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Liberland the free kick. The supporters of Liberland booed when Goiás Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Cabral didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mané Quirino came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Liberland's Rafael Erramun. But to his dismay, Rafael Erramun quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. In the 88th minute Osmar de Moraes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carmelo Hurko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Liberland's Carmelo Hurko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osmar de Moraes in the 90th minute of play. Dario Lidon made in the 92nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Tobias Flor. With a little luck, Goiás Esporte Clube's Mané Quirino got control of the ball when Herminio Ignado tried to sneak it across the goal line. Goiás Esporte Clube's Mané Quirino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Goiás Esporte Clube from getting a goal against them. Liberland's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.