U23 World League

Estadio 15 de Abril
Spectators: 7635 (Terracing: 5727, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) 3 minutes into the match, C A U's Anak Junior sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Allan de Almeida narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Anak Junior had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Allan de Almeida made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Anak Junior sent off a good shot on target. In the 7th minute, C A U's Anak Junior dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Ciro Amorim took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Feliberto Gonsalvo. Feliberto Gonsalvo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. C A U's Feliberto Gonsalvo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Amorim in the 13th minute of play. Allan de Almeida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anak Junior in the 14th minute. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Inter de Melão's goalkeeper Allan de Almeida, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 20th minute Maurinho Vergílio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliberto Gonsalvo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Allan de Almeida managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when C A U's Anak Junior fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 25 minutes into the game, Anak Junior lined in a short shot 2-1 behind a frustrated Allan de Almeida. Anak Junior recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Allan de Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anak Junior, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Ceferino Hever hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Inter de Melão's Jardel Cunha got a free kick in the 37th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After 51 minutes, Anak Junior made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. Inter de Melão's Allan de Almeida tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 53rd minute Anak Junior shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Allan de Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ceferino Hever blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Allan de Almeida having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Inter de Melão's zone, Anak Junior stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Allan de Almeida came out of the goal and Anak Junior tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. C A U made a substitution. Bernabe Gartzen replaced Conrado Ferrer. C A U made a substitution. Eliseo Hurko replaced Ceferino Hever. Jeremias Abraão lost his temper 65 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Inter de Melão fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! The crowd rose to their feet as Ciro Amorim kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Feliberto Gonsalvo. That made the score 4-2 in the 76 minute of play. After some careless play in the Inter de Melão defense, Lucas Barcelos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Allan de Almeida. The Inter de Melão fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Allan de Almeida should have stopped the shot. When the match clock showed 81 minutes, the score became 6-2 when Lucas Barcelos sped through Inter de Melão's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Allan de Almeida. 85 minutes into the game, one of Inter de Melão:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Allan de Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseo Hurko in the 87th minute of play. After 88 played minutes Inter de Melão got a freekick which was hit by Cido Urbano. The audience was convinced that Lucas Barcelos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Allan de Almeida was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Lucas Barcelos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 96 minutes into the match, Inter de Melão's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Barcelos came free, but Allan de Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. C A U's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.