U23 World League

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Orlando Mineiro got the match started through his kick off. Zé Augusto Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo-Luís Nazário De Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's Senen Paz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Los Ángeles de Charlie 2 from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's Senen Paz got control of the ball when Beto Aparecido tried to sneak it across the goal line. ITAFUT 4EVER's Zé Augusto Cardoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo-Luís Nazário De Lima in the 17th minute of play. In the 19th match minute, Los Ángeles de Charlie 2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafa Abasalo to maneuver through the defense. 21 minutes into the match, Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's goalkeeper Senen Paz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Beto Aparecido. The ITAFUT 4EVER fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when ITAFUT 4EVER's Beto Aparecido looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Renatinho Urbano hit a great ball. Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's Senen Paz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Mineiro in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's goalkeeper Senen Paz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Beto Aparecido. Zé Augusto Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo-Luís Nazário De Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute, Orlando Mineiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ronaldo-Luís Nazário De Lima made a kick off. Zé Augusto Cardoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo-Luís Nazário De Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Augusto Cardoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ospin Pedraza in the 57th minute of the match. Rafa Abasalo hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. When Beto Viana came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the ITAFUT 4EVER fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Beto Viana couldn't finish the play. In the 74th match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beto Viana to maneuver through the defense. During the 76th minute of the match Renatinho Urbano completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Renatinho Urbano a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Renatinho Urbano hit a great ball. Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's Tulio Alacuart couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 78th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for ITAFUT 4EVER. In the 86th minute, Los Ángeles de Charlie 2's Ospin Pedraza dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rios Feria in the 89th minute of play forced ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Zé Augusto Cardoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 94 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldo-Luís Nazário De Lima came free, but Zé Augusto Cardoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute Ronaldo-Luís Nazário De Lima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Augusto Cardoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Los Ángeles de Charlie 2 players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.