U23 World League

Arena Family Martins
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) If Chuttur Forte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute Casimiro Gines shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni de Toledo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Minotauro's goal looked a bit too open when Casimiro Gines came free, but Giovanni de Toledo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Verissimo KFCH F.C. getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Chuttur Forte hit a great ball. Casimiro Gines could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Giovanni de Toledo made a huge save. Tales Vasconcelos kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th minute Verissimo KFCH F.C. were awarded a corner. Luís Gustavo Messias went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Verissimo KFCH F.C.'s Tiago Corrêa getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The audience was convinced that Ernesto Damião's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matias Haimar was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 40th minute of the match Verissimo KFCH F.C. got a corner. Minotauro's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luís Gustavo Messias ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Casimiro Gines got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Giovanni de Toledo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Giovanni de Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Corrêa in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Cristian Mello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tiago Corrêa got free with Giovanni de Toledo in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tiago Corrêa in the 47thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Giovanni de Toledo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ernesto Damião was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th minute, Jean Eger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Giovanni de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiago Corrêa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giovanni de Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alim Eslem, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. The supporters of Verissimo KFCH F.C. booed when Minotauro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tales Vasconcelos didn't get a good kick on the ball. 61 minutes into the game, Chuttur Forte cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Giovanni de Toledo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Minotauro's Jean Eger got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Giovanni de Toledo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tiago Corrêa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giovanni de Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chuttur Forte, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Giovanni de Toledo went to the wrong direction when Luís Gustavo Messias was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Minotauro's Giovanni de Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Casimiro Gines in the 74th minute of play. The supporters of Minotauro booed when Verissimo KFCH F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alim Eslem didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jean Eger during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Minotauro getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Jean Eger hit a great ball. The supporters of Verissimo KFCH F.C. booed when Minotauro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Perivaldo Dias didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Minotauro's zone, Luís Gustavo Messias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giovanni de Toledo came out of the goal and Luís Gustavo Messias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Minotauro's Giovanni de Toledo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Casimiro Gines in the 79th minute of play. Giovanni de Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiago Corrêa in the 81st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Corrêa in the 82nd minute of play forced Minotauro's goalkeeper Giovanni de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquim Freitas made in the 84th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Alim Eslem immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Corrêa in the 85th minute of play forced Minotauro's goalkeeper Giovanni de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Verissimo KFCH F.C.'s Tiago Corrêa in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Minotauro's goalie prevented a goal. In the 87th minute, Tiago Corrêa made a precise shot to the right of Giovanni de Toledo. Minotauro's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Minotauro's goalkeeper Giovanni de Toledo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 91st minute of the match Verissimo KFCH F.C. got a corner. Minotauro's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luís Gustavo Messias ran over to the corner to take the kick. Verissimo KFCH F.C.'s Luís Gustavo Messias was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Giovanni de Toledo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Giovanni de Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chuttur Forte in the 93rd minute of play. Giovanni de Toledo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiago Corrêa in the 95th minute of play. 97 minutes in the game Joaquim Freitas did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Alim Eslem. Giovanni de Toledo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tiago Corrêa in the 99th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casimiro Gines in the 100th minute of play forced Minotauro's goalkeeper Giovanni de Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Verissimo KFCH F.C. fully deserved thier win.