U23 World League

Caixa de Papelão
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marko Bagnyuk kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Miau Stars getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Jerônimo Neto hit a great ball. Dmytro Mykulyak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dinei Carioca in the 7th minute of the match. Miau Stars's Sidney Queirós played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bogdan Sokyrka in the 11th minute of play. The referee gave F.C. SPERANTZA a penalty, 13 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Svyatoslav Chayka, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Miau Stars's Sidney Queirós. 0-1. Dmytro Mykulyak was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nilson Soares showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 16 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dinei Carioca got free with Dmytro Mykulyak in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bogdan Sokyrka kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Marko Bagnyuk's late challenge caught a Miau Stars's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marko Bagnyuk helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st match minute, F.C. SPERANTZA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marko Bagnyuk to maneuver through the defense. If Bogdan Sokyrka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dmytro Mykulyak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilson Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Dmytro Mykulyak made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Dinei Carioca sent off a good shot on target. With 41 minutes on the clock, Olexiy Gunchak commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 40 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for F.C. SPERANTZA! When the match had been going on for 42 minutes, Miau Stars's Antônio Carlos Mello got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Dmytro Mykulyak. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinei Carioca in the 45th minute of play forced F.C. SPERANTZA's goalkeeper Dmytro Mykulyak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dinei Carioca to strike the kick off in the second half. After 55 played minutes F.C. SPERANTZA got a freekick which was hit by Arkhyp Pyatov. After having played for 56 minutes, Antônio Carlos Mello managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Miau Stars's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antônio Carlos Mello was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dmytro Mykulyak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilson Sanches in the 58th minute of the match. F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gildo Dracena in the 61st minute of play. Nilson Soares kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Marko Bagnyuk hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, F.C. SPERANTZA's Arkhyp Pyatov got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 72nd minute Nilson Sanches shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dmytro Mykulyak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 73 played minutes Miau Stars got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo das Neves. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dinei Carioca in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dmytro Mykulyak saved F.C. SPERANTZA from getting behind. Dmytro Mykulyak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dinei Carioca went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. 79 minutes into the game, Vasyl Vovk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. F.C. SPERANTZA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Miau Stars the free kick. In the 79th match minute, F.C. SPERANTZA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vasyl Vovk to maneuver through the defense. F.C. SPERANTZA's Dmytro Mykulyak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dinei Carioca in the 81st minute of play. Dmytro Mykulyak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilson Sanches, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Svyatoslav Chayka kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Dinei Carioca put it in 5-1 from a short distance just to the right of Dmytro Mykulyak. Dmytro Mykulyak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilson Sanches, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the F.C. SPERANTZA players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Miau Stars.