U23 World League

Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Rui Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rene Ilixo, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Grêmio FBPA's goal looked a bit too open when Rene Ilixo came free, but Rui Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 10 minutes Grêmio FBPA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Humberto Mel who took care of the corner kick. The audience was convinced that Rene Ilixo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rui Varela was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Colapinto in the 13th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Rui Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rui Varela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Colapinto in the 13th minute of play. Rui Varela stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Humberto Mel's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Grêmio FBPA's Rui Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rene Ilixo in the 26th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rene Ilixo in the 29th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Rui Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Timo! getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Niguel Mansell hit a great ball. In the 32ndth minute of the game Rene Ilixo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Grêmio FBPA's Rui Varela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rui Varela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Colapinto in the 35th minute of play. After some careless play in the Grêmio FBPA defense, Niguel Mansell kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rui Varela. The Grêmio FBPA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rui Varela should have stopped the shot. Rui Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Humberto Mel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the game, Timo!'s Franco Colapinto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rui Varela made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 45th minute, Niguel Mansell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Timo! were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rene Ilixo to strike the kick off in the second half. Rui Varela was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Franco Colapinto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 52 minute of play. A collision led to Grêmio FBPA getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Dudu Negri hit a great ball. 57 minutes into the match, Rene Ilixo notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Grêmio FBPA's Rui Varela. Rui Varela was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rui Varela was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rene Ilixo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 60 minute of play. Rui Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Mel, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Rene Ilixo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 65thth minute tested the skills of Rui Varela when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 68 minutes into the game, Niguel Mansell cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Rui Varela was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Humberto Mel in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rui Varela saved Grêmio FBPA from getting behind. Grêmio FBPA's Rui Varela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Grêmio FBPA from getting a goal against them. In the 74th minute Rene Ilixo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Grêmio FBPA defense, Franco Colapinto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rui Varela. The Grêmio FBPA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rui Varela should have stopped the shot. Rui Varela made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Franco Colapinto sent off a good shot on target. In the 82nd minute, Franco Colapinto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Timo! fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. 86 minutes into the match, Grêmio FBPA's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Mel came free, but Rui Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rui Varela made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Rene Ilixo sent off a good shot on target. Rene Ilixo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Rui Varela made a huge save. Rui Varela was out of position in the 94 minute of play, and Franco Colapinto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Franco Colapinto really showed his touch with that goal: 0-9. Timo!'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.