U23 World League

Estádio do Relógio
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jailson de Senna made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Afonso Portugal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christiano Cearense was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Christiano Cearense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonso Portugal in the 11th minute of play. With 13 minutes on the clock, Evandro Azeredo commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The corner led to Itajaí Football Club's Amílton dos Santos getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. LA COSA NOSTRA's Durval Lage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Paulo de Castro in the 19th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jailson de Senna got free with Durval Lage in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26th minute, Jarbas Hermes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christiano Cearense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonso Portugal in the 29th minute of play. Christiano Cearense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonso Portugal in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Afonso Toscano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Durval Lage showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juarês Gerber in the 35th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Itajaí Football Club were awarded a corner. Manuel Pinho went to the cornerflag to take it. When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Afonso Portugal sped through Itajaí Football Club's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Christiano Cearense. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Timóteo Lage stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jailson de Senna scored 1-2 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Durval Lage, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. LA COSA NOSTRA's Durval Lage played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luís Paulo de Castro in the 61st minute of play. Christiano Cearense showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Portugal, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Itajaí Football Club fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 61st minute. Penalty! After a rather tough play, LA COSA NOSTRA's Afonso Portugal got a free kick in the 67th minute. 72 minutes into the match, LA COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Jailson de Senna came free, but Durval Lage reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Durval Lage made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juarês Gerber in the 76th minute of play. The supporters of LA COSA NOSTRA booed when Itajaí Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amílton dos Santos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 80 played minutes Itajaí Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Amílton dos Santos. In the 81st minute, Timóteo Lage hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jailson de Senna scored 2-3 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Durval Lage, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Amílton dos Santos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Durval Lage was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. 90 minutes into the match, LA COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Jailson de Senna came free, but Durval Lage reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The LA COSA NOSTRA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing LA COSA NOSTRA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.