U23 World League

Arena Palestra
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Antonio Barijho got the match started through his kick off. In the 9th minute, Feliciano Cheche ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tiago Gabriel Capixaba was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Dionisio Baladi hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 30 minutes into the match, Zandarin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Barijho came free, but Tiago Gabriel Capixaba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Barijho in the 33rd minute of play forced Zandarin FC's goalkeeper Tiago Gabriel Capixaba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tiago Gabriel Capixaba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Barijho, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The supporters of STARK F.C. booed when Zandarin FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tiquinho Soares didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Zandarin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Harry Kane came free, but Tiago Gabriel Capixaba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Flavinho Rosado came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Zandarin FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Flavinho Rosado couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Barijho in the 43rd minute of play forced Zandarin FC's goalkeeper Tiago Gabriel Capixaba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Flavinho Rosado to make the kick off. In the 54thth minute of the game Christiano Chaves who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but STARK F.C.'s Gigi Buffon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Harry Kane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Tiago Gabriel Capixaba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 61 minutes, Antonio Barijho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. STARK F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Antonio Barijho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. STARK F.C. made a substitution. Rosendo Raymundo replaced Sebastian Dayam. A collision led to STARK F.C. getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Feliciano Cheche hit a great ball. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zandarin FC's goalkeeper Tiago Gabriel Capixaba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 79 minutes, Feliciano Cheche managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. STARK F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Feliciano Cheche was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Feliciano Cheche got free with Tiago Gabriel Capixaba in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to STARK F.C. getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Harry Kane hit a great ball. The Zandarin FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. STARK F.C. were clearly better and deserved to take the win.