U23 World League

Estádio da Baixada
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Oscar Ortiz kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Diamante Negro DK - VV's Geovani Leal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Niclas Ellhof made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Salgado in the 12th minute of play forced Diamante Negro DK - VV's goalkeeper Wei Fei Qi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wei Fei Qi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristiano Salgado in the 14th minute. A collision led to Diamante Negro DK - VV getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Oscar Ortiz hit a great ball. Niclas Ellhof showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Wei Fei Qi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Salgado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niclas Ellhof didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oscar Ortiz went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Niclas Ellhof showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovani Leal in the 27th minute of the match. Niclas Ellhof showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edinho Pitta, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 31 minutes into the match, B-S-L's goal looked a bit too open when Geovani Leal came free, but Niclas Ellhof reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute Geovani Leal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niclas Ellhof saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niclas Ellhof showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edinho Pitta in the 39th minute of the match. After some careless play in the B-S-L defense, Virgílio Ribeiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Niclas Ellhof. The B-S-L fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Niclas Ellhof should have stopped the shot. Niclas Ellhof made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edinho Pitta in the 44th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristiano Salgado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Diamante Negro DK - VV's Geovani Leal ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Niclas Ellhof. Niclas Ellhof yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. With his leg Niclas Ellhof managed to avoid a goal in the 55thth minute, when Diamante Negro DK - VV's Edinho Pitta fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Virgílio Ribeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Niclas Ellhof made a huge save. Niclas Ellhof showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgílio Ribeiro in the 63rd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, B-S-L's goal looked a bit too open when Virgílio Ribeiro came free, but Niclas Ellhof reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of B-S-L booed when Diamante Negro DK - VV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Júnior da Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Geovani Leal dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Niclas Ellhof, 0-5. Virgílio Ribeiro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 71stth minute tested the skills of Niclas Ellhof when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of B-S-L booed when Diamante Negro DK - VV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Júnior da Silva didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute, Júnior da Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guga Ferraz lost his temper 81 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 83rd minute, Guga Ferraz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sonny Jönsätt might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Niclas Ellhof. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sonny Jönsätt ran back to his position shaking his head. 85 minutes into the game, Ruy de Amaral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. B-S-L's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Diamante Negro DK - VV the free kick. B-S-L's Niclas Ellhof proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save B-S-L from getting a goal against them. Niclas Ellhof showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgílio Ribeiro in the 88th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgílio Ribeiro in the 89th minute of play forced B-S-L's goalkeeper Niclas Ellhof to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Niclas Ellhof was out of position in the 90 minute of play, and Edinho Pitta capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edinho Pitta really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6.