U23 World League

Arena Rockets
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) 3 minutes into the match, Calesso FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dudu Madureira came free, but Walmyr Bezerra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Dudu Madureira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Walmyr Bezerra was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Walmyr Bezerra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabinho Mattos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joélson Melo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Walmyr Bezerra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hernani Rossi hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the match, Calesso FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joélson Melo came free, but Walmyr Bezerra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Rockets's Dudu Madureira nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Walmyr Bezerra made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After some careless play in the Calesso FC defense, Dudu Madureira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Walmyr Bezerra. The Calesso FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Walmyr Bezerra should have stopped the shot. Walmyr Bezerra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joélson Melo in the 24th minute. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Rockets's Dudu Madureira in the 25th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Walmyr Bezerra was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Calesso FC through an amazing save. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Dudu Madureira sped through Calesso FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Walmyr Bezerra. 32 minutes into the match, Pedro Paulo Paraíba notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Rockets's Geraldo Queiroz. Geraldo Queiroz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Rockets's Valério Peres got a free kick in the 35th minute. A collision led to Calesso FC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Pedro Paulo Paraíba hit a great ball. When Naldo Garcia fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rockets's protests and gave Naldo Garcia a yellow card for diving instead. In the 44th match minute, Rockets was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Naldo Garcia to maneuver through the defense. Hermínio Vergílio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 49th minute, Erasmo Valle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pedro Paulo Paraíba to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Calesso FC's goalkeeper Walmyr Bezerra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Calesso FC defense, Dudu Madureira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Walmyr Bezerra. The Calesso FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Walmyr Bezerra should have stopped the shot. When Dudu Madureira came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Rockets 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 Dudu Madureira couldn't finish the play. Dudu Madureira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walmyr Bezerra having to interfere. If Dudu Madureira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Geraldo Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Paulo Paraíba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Walmyr Bezerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joélson Melo in the 76th minute of the match. Geraldo Queiroz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Paulo Paraíba, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Walmyr Bezerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dudu Madureira, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Walmyr Bezerra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dudu Madureira in the 89th minute of the match. If Dudu Madureira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nildo Berger kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Rockets were victorious despite being under pressure from Calesso FC for much of the match.