U23 World League

ARENA MINEIRA
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Erubiel Dubardo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Erubiel Dubardo scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of José Maria Pontes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 8th match minute, COURO COME FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Álvaro Neiva to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erubiel Dubardo in the 11th minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper José Maria Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, GARIBALDI FC's goalkeeper Conrado Eder had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nildo Pereira. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruperto Quirze in the 18th minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper José Maria Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nildo Pereira in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Conrado Eder prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Conrado Eder didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when COURO COME FC's Nildo Pereira shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. José Maria Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erubiel Dubardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute Duarte Mineiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Conrado Eder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Duarte Mineiro's late challenge caught a GARIBALDI FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Duarte Mineiro helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, COURO COME FC's Duarte Mineiro got a free kick in the 41st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nildo Pereira got free with Conrado Eder in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Genaro Constancio hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Conrado Eder made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Nildo Pereira sent off a good shot on target. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nildo Pereira to make the kick off. José Maria Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduard Hourani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 55 minutes, Nildo Pereira made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. GARIBALDI FC's Conrado Eder tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Dedê Koehler hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After 60 minutes, Nildo Pereira made it 3-1 with a short kick to the right side. GARIBALDI FC's Conrado Eder tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruperto Quirze in the 65th minute of play forced COURO COME FC's goalkeeper José Maria Pontes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. GARIBALDI FC made a substitution. Gaby Gol replaced Eduard Hourani. An unexpected shot in the 77th minute by Dedê Koehler got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. GARIBALDI FC's Conrado Eder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerd Aschemann in the 79th minute of play. José Maria Pontes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruperto Quirze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, COURO COME FC's goalkeeper José Maria Pontes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erubiel Dubardo. A collision led to COURO COME FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Hélio Furtado hit a great ball. In the 95th match minute, GARIBALDI FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agustin Enol to maneuver through the defense. GARIBALDI FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.