U23 World League

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 7627 (Terracing: 5721, Seating: 1754, VIP seats: 152) Acilia Town's Armando Villa started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Bernardo Alleva charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernardo Alleva the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bernardo Alleva hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Acilia Town's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Jeremias Pinheiro scored to the left of an out of position Camillo Sciotto, making the score, 1-0. 13 minutes into the game, Dorival Melo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UPTEXTIL.COM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Acilia Town the free kick. In the 13th match minute, UPTEXTIL.COM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dorival Melo to maneuver through the defense. If Armando Villa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, UPTEXTIL.COM's Claudinei Botelho got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Acilia Town's goalkeeper Camillo Sciotto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 22nd minute UPTEXTIL.COM were awarded a corner. Bruno Cardozo went to the cornerflag to take it. UPTEXTIL.COM's Baltazar Paraibano was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Camillo Sciotto in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jeremias Pinheiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Camillo Sciotto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Acilia Town's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Furtado came free, but Camillo Sciotto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Acilia Town's goal looked a bit too open when Thiago Furtado came free, but Camillo Sciotto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Camillo Sciotto made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Jeremias Pinheiro sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Thiago Furtado managed to get in a good position for a shot. UPTEXTIL.COM's supporters rose to their feet, but Thiago Furtado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Camillo Sciotto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Acilia Town's Camillo Sciotto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thiago Furtado in the 39th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Alessio Fortunato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Camillo Sciotto made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Bruno Cardozo sent off a good shot on target. 47 minutes into the game, Zé Roberto Camargo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UPTEXTIL.COM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Acilia Town the free kick. Zé Roberto Camargo hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Acilia Town's Cesare Pietrangelo was substituted for Amedeo Mazza. The supporters of Acilia Town booed when UPTEXTIL.COM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Roberto Camargo didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thiago Furtado to make the kick off. Camillo Sciotto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Pinheiro in the 56th minute of play. Rodolfo Tande charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rodolfo Tande the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th match minute, UPTEXTIL.COM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodolfo Tande to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Pinheiro in the 71st minute of play forced Acilia Town's goalkeeper Camillo Sciotto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute, Baltazar Paraibano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The UPTEXTIL.COM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. When UPTEXTIL.COM's Jeremias Pinheiro in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Acilia Town's goalie prevented a goal. In the 80th match minute, Acilia Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Teodori to maneuver through the defense. Camillo Sciotto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thiago Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. A collision led to UPTEXTIL.COM getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Claudinei Botelho hit a great ball. 87 minutes into the match, UPTEXTIL.COM's Jeremias Pinheiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Camillo Sciotto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alessio Fortunato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.