U23 World League

Arraial DMZ
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sidnei Teixeira started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Pedro Augusto Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guilherme Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronaldinho Pernambucano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gil Hoffmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After having played for 8 minutes, Roberto Siqueira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Haridades F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roberto Siqueira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 9th minute, Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Gil Hoffmann ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ronaldinho Pernambucano. Ronaldinho Pernambucano yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Guilherme Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Eduardo Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gil Hoffmann received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ronaldinho Pernambucano came out and tried to block the shot, but Gil Hoffmann slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 17th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Moisés Dracena notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Guilherme Duarte. Guilherme Duarte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 29 minutes into the game, Haridades F.C's Moisés Dracena nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Guilherme Duarte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. In the 32nd minute, Marco Leite hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- defense, Luís Eduardo Souza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guilherme Duarte. The Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guilherme Duarte should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Zézinho de Salles got a free kick in the 40th minute. After 48 minutes of play, Haridades F.C's Luís Eduardo Souza made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Guilherme Duarte was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The wind increased when Moisés Dracena made the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the game, Luís Eduardo Souza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. Guilherme Duarte was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice moves Luís Eduardo Souza could shoot a difficult shot in the 59th minute, which Guilherme Duarte however easily saved by the left post. Guilherme Duarte made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Luís Eduardo Souza sent off a good shot on target. After 67 minutes, Luís Eduardo Souza made it 2-7 with a short kick to the right side. Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Guilherme Duarte tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 78 played minutes Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- got a freekick which was hit by Geovanni Botelho. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Haridades F.C's goalkeeper Ronaldinho Pernambucano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 92 minutes into the match, Haridades F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Gil Hoffmann came free, but Ronaldinho Pernambucano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Haridades F.C's performance. The match ended with a win for Haridades F.C.