U23 World League

Blue Eagles Stadium
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 135) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vladimir Valadares started the match with the kick off. Zé Roberto Chaves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Demetrio Mazzocchetti went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Zé Roberto Chaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Gargano in the 11th minute of the match. Demetrio Mazzocchetti didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 2-0 via right post in the game's 15th minute. GiaSiRo 08's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Zé Roberto Chaves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Gargano, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 21 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when GiaSiRo 08's Demetrio Mazzocchetti fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. In the 22nd match minute, União Agrícola Barbarense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delfim Melo to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the match, União Agrícola Barbarense's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Chaves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Demetrio Mazzocchetti. Armando Gargano hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute, Doriva Macedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jiang Liang missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 30 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Zé Roberto Chaves right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Musacchio in the 35th minute of play forced União Agrícola Barbarense's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 3-0 became the score in the 42nd minute when Demetrio Mazzocchetti elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Demetrio Mazzocchetti came free with the goalkeeper in the 46th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Zé Roberto Chaves could save by the left post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Demetrio Mazzocchetti made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, União Agrícola Barbarense's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Gargano came free, but Zé Roberto Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. União Agrícola Barbarense's Zé Roberto Chaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Demetrio Mazzocchetti in the 56th minute of play. Zé Roberto Chaves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demetrio Mazzocchetti, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. If Federico Pietrini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Federico Pietrini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Roberto Chaves having to interfere. Francesco Cabrini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Camillo Nola struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Zé Roberto Chaves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GiaSiRo 08. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francesco Cabrini in the 83rd minute of play forced União Agrícola Barbarense's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind União Agrícola Barbarense's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Chaves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 87 played minutes União Agrícola Barbarense got a freekick which was hit by Delfim Melo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Demetrio Mazzocchetti in the 90th minute of play forced União Agrícola Barbarense's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st match minute, GiaSiRo 08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camillo Nola to maneuver through the defense. After 92 played minutes União Agrícola Barbarense got a freekick which was hit by Natanael Velasco. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francesco Cabrini in the 94th minute of play forced União Agrícola Barbarense's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. GiaSiRo 08's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.