U23 World League

Arena Leão Branco
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) Tony Favoretto started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Classe A Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Rafa Vale hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xu Zhen Ping in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lauro Corrêa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Classe A Futebol Clube's Lauro Corrêa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xu Zhen Ping in the 19th minute of play. If Xu Zhen Ping had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Classe A Futebol Clube's Lauro Corrêa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xu Zhen Ping in the 22nd minute of play. 23 minutes into the game, Kenji Takahara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Classe A Futebol Clube the free kick. The supporters of Classe A Futebol Clube booed when ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kenji Takahara didn't get a good kick on the ball. Angelo Bertoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacinto Fantini in the 27th minute of play. Angelo Bertoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinho Sena in the 28th minute of play. In the 31st minute Tony Favoretto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Bertoni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jacinto Fantini recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lauro Corrêa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santa Clausius in the 39th minute of the match. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Angelo Bertoni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Zhen Ping in the 43rd minute of play forced Classe A Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Lauro Corrêa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute Santa Clausius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lauro Corrêa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Xu Zhen Ping was the one to do the kick off. Lauro Corrêa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santa Clausius in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Fantini in the 59th minute of play forced ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goalkeeper Angelo Bertoni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Clarence Makélélé blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lauro Corrêa having to make a save. Classe A Futebol Clube's Lauro Corrêa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Lenzi in the 67th minute of play. Angelo Bertoni didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elivélton Seco went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Angelo Bertoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacinto Fantini in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 74th match minute, Classe A Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elivélton Seco to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute Santa Clausius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lauro Corrêa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafa Vale kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Kenji Takahara took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 79th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Lauro Corrêa. Classe A Futebol Clube's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 82 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ! ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ:s Angelo Bertoni showed great skill when he stopped Tony Favoretto:s penalty. In the 86th minute, Xu Zhen Ping left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Kenji Takahara couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 94th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Classe A Futebol Clube. Angelo Bertoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elivélton Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.