U23 World League

Estádio Ronaldo
Spectators: 7174 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1340, VIP seats: 151) Washington Alagoano charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Washington Alagoano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 2nd minute, Washington Alagoano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ivo Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hermengildo Atauri in the 6th minute of the match. Ivo Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hermengildo Atauri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivo Amaral didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Shi Ke Xiang went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 20th minute, Belmiro Urbano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. TWO-KINGS's Adil Savlet couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 21st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Real Cruzeiro FC. When TWO-KINGS's Shi Ke Xiang in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Cruzeiro FC's goalie prevented a goal. Venancio Paulin made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Luís Guilherme Cabral sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermengildo Atauri in the 29th minute of play forced Real Cruzeiro FC's goalkeeper Ivo Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shi Ke Xiang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Ivo Amaral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute of the match Adil Savlet shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ivo Amaral showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Real Cruzeiro FC defense, Tomas Bento kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivo Amaral. The Real Cruzeiro FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivo Amaral should have stopped the shot. 40 minutes into the game, Tomas Bento cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Ivo Amaral was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 46th minute, Hermengildo Atauri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TWO-KINGS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gonçalo Sarmento made a kick off. Shi Ke Xiang succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-6 in the 51st playminute. Real Cruzeiro FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 57th minute, when Hermengildo Atauri scored to the left of an out of position Ivo Amaral, making the score, 0-7. After a rather tough play, TWO-KINGS's Natalio Salvatore got a free kick in the 60th minute. The supporters of TWO-KINGS booed when Real Cruzeiro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Washington Alagoano didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Adil Savlet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ivo Amaral made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Shi Ke Xiang sent off a good shot on target. After 70 minutes of play, TWO-KINGS's Tomas Bento made it 0-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivo Amaral was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Real Cruzeiro FC's Ivo Amaral got control of the ball when Hermengildo Atauri tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Real Cruzeiro FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Washington Alagoano hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adil Savlet in the 75th minute of play forced Real Cruzeiro FC's goalkeeper Ivo Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. TWO-KINGS's Shi Ke Xiang was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 76th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 80 minutes into the match, Real Cruzeiro FC's goalkeeper Ivo Amaral had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Shi Ke Xiang. The crowd rose to their feet as Hermengildo Atauri kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ivo Amaral. That made the score 0-11 in the 81 minute of play. Ivo Amaral stood somewhat misplaced when Shi Ke Xiang came free in front of goal and shot 0-12 to the left of him in the 86 minute. 93 minutes into the game, Adil Savlet recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ivo Amaral. Adil Savlet showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-13.