U23 World League

HYRULE TRIFORCE PARK
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Duarte Trevisan kicked off to start the match. After 2 played minutes FALCÕES VERDES got a freekick which was hit by Valdo Soeiro. Duarte Trevisan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dalmo Sergipano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Dalmo Sergipano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitório Sampaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. With a little luck, FALCÕES VERDES's Dalmo Sergipano got control of the ball when Giovani Meira tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giovani Meira got free with Dalmo Sergipano in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dalmo Sergipano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duarte Trevisan, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. When Triforce Super Soccer's Duarte Trevisan in 15 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Dalmo Sergipano guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Dalmo Sergipano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulão Pombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Murillo Toledo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FALCÕES VERDES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. When Duarte Trevisan, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 32 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Dalmo Sergipano was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, FALCÕES VERDES's Valdo Soeiro got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 35 minutes into the game, Duarte Trevisan recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dalmo Sergipano. Duarte Trevisan showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Benjamin Falcão kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Isaltino Castro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adelino Freire. Triforce Super Soccer's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isaltino Castro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Murillo Toledo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Murillo Toledo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FALCÕES VERDES's supporters crossed their fingers, but Murillo Toledo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Adelino Freire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Murillo Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FALCÕES VERDES's Dalmo Sergipano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duarte Trevisan in the 57th minute of play. Vitório Sampaio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dalmo Sergipano having to interfere. Valdo Soeiro's late challenge caught a Triforce Super Soccer's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valdo Soeiro helped the player get up and apologised. Dalmo Sergipano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vitório Sampaio in the 67th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zézinho Vides during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to FALCÕES VERDES getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Zézinho Vides hit a great ball. After 70 played minutes FALCÕES VERDES got a freekick which was hit by Ramón Carvalho. Triforce Super Soccer's Adelino Freire proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Triforce Super Soccer from getting a goal against them. Dalmo Sergipano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Duarte Trevisan in the 80th minute of play. Cafu Paraíba kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Dalmo Sergipano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vitório Sampaio, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Braga in the 89th minute of play forced Triforce Super Soccer's goalkeeper Adelino Freire to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.