U23 World League

Arena CHESF
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) After 2 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Sérgio Batista. Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Fernandinho Paes couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 4th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Squadra Demarchi. In the 8th minute, Kléber Queirós hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Olavo Vasconcelos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nildo Furtado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Vítor de Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Oscar Saldanha managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Walmir Fernandes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Olavo Vasconcelos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nildo Furtado in the 21st minute of the match. Olavo Vasconcelos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kléber Queirós in the 23rd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the game, Luizinho Castro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Desportiva Paulo Afonso's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Squadra Demarchi the free kick. In the 25th match minute, Desportiva Paulo Afonso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luizinho Castro to maneuver through the defense. After 26 played minutes Desportiva Paulo Afonso got a freekick which was hit by Renatinho Braga. Oscar Saldanha made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Walmir Fernandes sent off a good shot on target. The throw-in from Mané Xavier in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Desportiva Paulo Afonso's Dinei Moraes. In the 40th minute, Nildo Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Vítor de Sena in the 41st minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernandinho Paes made in the 43rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Walmir Fernandes. An unexpectedly hard shot by Walmir Fernandes in the 46th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for José Vítor de Sena to strike the kick off in the second half. Sérgio Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Oscar Saldanha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Walmir Fernandes's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Desportiva Paulo Afonso's goalkeeper Olavo Vasconcelos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Desportiva Paulo Afonso's José Vítor de Sena got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 60 minutes into the match, Squadra Demarchi's goal looked a bit too open when Walmir Fernandes came free, but Oscar Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 63 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Castro. In the 65th minute of the match Fernandinho Paes shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Oscar Saldanha showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 71st match minute, Desportiva Paulo Afonso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luizinho Castro to maneuver through the defense. In the 74th minute, Nildo Furtado got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Squadra Demarchi's Samuel Ribeiro got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 82nd minute, Richard Moura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael da Rocha in the 87th minute of play forced Desportiva Paulo Afonso's goalkeeper Olavo Vasconcelos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anderson Tavares hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Claudinho Loyola might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Olavo Vasconcelos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Claudinho Loyola ran back to his position shaking his head. When Claudinho Loyola came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Squadra Demarchi 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 Claudinho Loyola couldn't finish the play. Richard Moura kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match.