U23 World League

SERRA DOURADA
Spectators: 7574 (Terracing: 5682, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) Mark Faiko made the kick off and thus started the match. Elder da Silva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nico Paz's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Nico Paz sped through Goianésia E.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Elder da Silva. 16 minutes into the match, Nico Paz notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Goianésia E.C's Elder da Silva. Elder da Silva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mark Faiko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 27th minute Nico Paz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elder da Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Attila Kertész charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Attila Kertész the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Attila Kertész was shown his second yellow card after 29 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of MARTINETA booed when Goianésia E.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Attila Kertész didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 31st match minute, MARTINETA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fidel Nesto to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute, Nico Paz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elder da Silva was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Silvestre Bertin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ronaldinho Bruchon in the 37th minute. In the 39thth minute of the game Nico Paz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Goianésia E.C's Elder da Silva was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Elder da Silva made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nico Paz in the 41st minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Elder da Silva stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nico Paz's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. With his leg Elder da Silva managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when MARTINETA's Nico Paz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When MARTINETA's Nico Paz, in the 74th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for MARTINETA. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Nico Paz put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Elder da Silva. 80 minutes into the match, MARTINETA's Nico Paz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Elder da Silva narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nico Paz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elder da Silva having to make a save. Elder da Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nico Paz in the 82nd minute of the match. The MARTINETA fans' excitement grew in the 84th match minute when MARTINETA's Nico Paz 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 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of MARTINETA booed when Goianésia E.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mark Faiko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Instead of passing the ball, Junior Ramiro made a really hard long shot towards goal. Goianésia E.C's Elder da Silva realized he got lucky when he saw the ball passing the outside of the left post. A collision led to MARTINETA getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Agustín Ruberto hit a great ball. 96 minutes into the match, Goianésia E.C's goal looked a bit too open when Nico Paz came free, but Elder da Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The MARTINETA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing MARTINETA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.