U23 World League

Broom Stadium
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bianco Iachini started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Bianco Iachini took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for José Maria Pontes to make any attempt to save it. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Nildo Pereira sped through Broom of the System DA13's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ercole Giordano. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nildo Pereira in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ercole Giordano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 16th minute, Cesare Aquilino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26thth minute of the game Nildo Pereira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Broom of the System DA13's Ercole Giordano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Duarte Mineiro in the 28th minute of play forced Broom of the System DA13's goalkeeper Ercole Giordano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nildo Pereira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ercole Giordano having to interfere. Bianco Iachini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but José Maria Pontes made a huge save. 40 minutes into the game, Nildo Pereira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Ercole Giordano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 43rd match minute, COURO COME FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bata Palma to maneuver through the defense. Hélio Furtado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When COURO COME FC's Nildo Pereira in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Broom of the System DA13's goalie prevented a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nildo Pereira made a kick off. In the 54th minute Cesare Aquilino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria Pontes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute, COURO COME FC's Duarte Mineiro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. The audience was convinced that Nildo Pereira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ercole Giordano was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. When COURO COME FC's Nildo Pereira in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Broom of the System DA13's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Nildo Pereira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ercole Giordano was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Nildo Pereira's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 73rdth minute, Ercole Giordano skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 78 minutes into the game, Nildo Pereira lined in a short shot 1-7 behind a frustrated Ercole Giordano. In the 82nd minute, Emílio Jacinto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ercole Giordano was a little too slow when Duarte Mineiro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 87th minute. The score was now 1-8. Ercole Giordano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duarte Mineiro in the 96th minute of the match. COURO COME FC played a much better game than Broom of the System DA13 and deserved their victory. The Broom of the System DA13 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.