U23 World League

Springfield Arena
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jaunius Petkevičius kicked off to start the match. Vascogoianiense FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 7th minute, when Eddi Ramkilde scored to the left of an out of position Bernardo Corrêa, making the score, 1-1. Lukas Uggstedt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Bernardo Corrêa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the FC Karamba defense, Carlos Eduardo Sergipano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giannis Gounaris. The FC Karamba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giannis Gounaris should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Vascogoianiense FC booed when FC Karamba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lukas Uggstedt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matheus Paraíba in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giannis Gounaris prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matheus Paraíba in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Giannis Gounaris saved FC Karamba from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matheus Paraíba in the 21st minute of play forced FC Karamba's goalkeeper Giannis Gounaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute João Pirani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giannis Gounaris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute, João Pirani 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matheus Paraíba in the 28th minute of play forced FC Karamba's goalkeeper Giannis Gounaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Bernardo Corrêa managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when FC Karamba's Jaunius Petkevičius fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 32nd minute Eddi Ramkilde shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Corrêa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vascogoianiense FC's Bernardo Corrêa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Vascogoianiense FC from getting a goal against them. Bernardo Corrêa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eddi Ramkilde in the 43rd minute of the match. Bernardo Corrêa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eddi Ramkilde in the 45th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Vascogoianiense FC defense, Jaunius Petkevičius kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bernardo Corrêa. The Vascogoianiense FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bernardo Corrêa should have stopped the shot.

The wind increased when Matheus Paraíba made the kick off in the second half. Matheus Paraíba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 54 minutes into the match, Vascogoianiense FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eddi Ramkilde came free, but Bernardo Corrêa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lukas Uggstedt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardo Corrêa having to interfere. Giannis Gounaris made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Carlos Eduardo Sergipano sent off a good shot on target. In the 65th minute, João Pirani ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giannis Gounaris was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Anderson Valladares hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddi Ramkilde in the 75th minute of play forced Vascogoianiense FC's goalkeeper Bernardo Corrêa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Corrêa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddi Ramkilde, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 79th minute FC Karamba were awarded a corner. Maksymilian Cisek went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Maksymilian Cisek almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Vascogoianiense FC's Bernardo Corrêa did a great save. 82 minutes into the match, Vascogoianiense FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eddi Ramkilde came free, but Bernardo Corrêa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matheus Paraíba in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Giannis Gounaris saved FC Karamba from getting behind. Giannis Gounaris was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but João Pirani showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 90 minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Vascogoianiense FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.