U23 World League

Bier Stadium
Spectators: 7429 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 70) Rockets's Dudu Madureira started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Wesley Koehler ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geraldo Queiroz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After a rather tough play, Hartmann Futebol Clube's Fernandão Zonta got a free kick in the 6th minute. Hartmann Futebol Clube's Blasco Macho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dudu Madureira in the 7th minute of play. Valério Peres kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Geraldo Queiroz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pedro Luiz Secco showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 12 minute of play. Geraldo Queiroz was a little too slow when Pedro Luiz Secco got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 3-0. In the 19th minute, Virgílio Domingues hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tião Guerra lost his temper 26 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Hartmann Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Tião Guerra hit a great ball. Valério Peres missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 29 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Blasco Macho right hand side. Geraldo Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luiz Secco in the 33rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Glauco do Nascimento in the 36th minute of play forced Rockets's goalkeeper Geraldo Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geraldo Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luiz Secco in the 40th minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Aloísio Lopez reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Geraldo Queiroz. The goal made the score 4-0. Glauco do Nascimento charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Glauco do Nascimento the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Glauco do Nascimento hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Aloísio Lopez made the kick off in the second half. If Wesley Koehler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rockets's Geraldo Queiroz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aloísio Lopez in the 54th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Dudu Madureira could shoot a difficult shot in the 56th minute, which Blasco Macho however easily saved by the left post. 58 minutes into the match, Hartmann Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Joélson Melo came free, but Blasco Macho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute, Glauco do Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hartmann Futebol Clube's Aloísio Lopez got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Geraldo Queiroz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aloísio Lopez went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Hartmann Futebol Clube's Pedro Luiz Secco got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 79th minute Fabinho Mattos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blasco Macho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aloísio Lopez in the 81st minute of play forced Rockets's goalkeeper Geraldo Queiroz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Glauco do Nascimento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 84 minutes into the match, Rockets's goal looked a bit too open when Aloísio Lopez came free, but Geraldo Queiroz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, Glauco do Nascimento 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. Aloísio Lopez took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Geraldo Queiroz. Geraldo Queiroz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Glauco do Nascimento managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hartmann Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Glauco do Nascimento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geraldo Queiroz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Geraldo Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aloísio Lopez in the 93rd minute of the match. Rockets's Joélson Melo got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.