U23 World League

Gigante A
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5739, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Elói Senna started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hristo Stoichkov got free with Lúcio Domingues in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Cássio Aparecido got a free kick in the 5th minute. After a rather tough play, Ripa FC's Ildefonso Bordat got a free kick in the 6th minute. Lúcio Domingues made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Hristo Stoichkov sent off a good shot on target. If Felix Izel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Martin Miro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cássio Aparecido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Luiz Fábio Leme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Martin Miro was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. A hard shot 21 in the game by Hristo Stoichkov from a close distance when the talented Lúcio Domingues managed to make a qualified save. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's players were relieved. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dudu Queiroz during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lúcio Domingues made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rogelio Confesor in the 26th minute. Lúcio Domingues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Izel, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 37th match minute, Ripa FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rogelio Confesor to maneuver through the defense. Rogelio Confesor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Lúcio Domingues made a huge save. The supporters of Ripa FC booed when Nova Iguaçu MZFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luisão Matorin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hristo Stoichkov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 46thth minute, Lúcio Domingues skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rogelio Confesor to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Deivid Queirós got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute, Hristo Stoichkov 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. Lúcio Domingues showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rogelio Confesor, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. A collision led to Nova Iguaçu MZFC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Luisão Matorin hit a great ball. Marcos Gagriel, 66 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The supporters of Ripa FC booed when Nova Iguaçu MZFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Aparecido didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ripa FC were awarded a corner in the 73th minute after Nova Iguaçu MZFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marcos Gagriel took the corner. Marcos Gagriel made a great header on Ripa FC's corner, it was just that Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Lúcio Domingues managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 76th minute Rogelio Confesor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lúcio Domingues saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lúcio Domingues stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rogelio Confesor's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. In the 92nd match minute, Nova Iguaçu MZFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arlindo Madureira to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the Nova Iguaçu MZFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ripa FC.