U23 World League

Gigante
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Romário Pontes made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the game, Falcão Colorado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Futuros FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ricart Futebol Clube the free kick. Falcão Colorado hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Romário Pontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Koko Duro having to interfere. Marco Pimenta might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eriberto Pinheiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marco Pimenta ran back to his position shaking his head. Eriberto Pinheiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davi Barbosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Eriberto Pinheiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davi Barbosa in the 21st minute of the match. Marquinhos Azevedo hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 24th match minute, Futuros FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oscar Trevisan to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Ricart Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Kauan Cardoso hit a great ball. Eriberto Pinheiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Pimenta in the 30th minute of play. A collision led to Ricart Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Philip Jespersson hit a great ball. Eriberto Pinheiro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emerson Vidal in the 36th minute. After some careless play in the Futuros FC defense, Romário Pontes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Koko Duro. The Futuros FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Koko Duro should have stopped the shot. After 48 played minutes Futuros FC got a freekick which was hit by Fábio Toscano. After having played for 48 minutes, Philip Jespersson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ricart Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Philip Jespersson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Oscar Trevisan to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Oscar Trevisan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eriberto Pinheiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 58 minutes into the match, Aílton Corrêa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Koko Duro, 1-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aílton Corrêa in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Koko Duro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Koko Duro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romário Pontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. A collision led to Ricart Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Romário Pontes hit a great ball. After 70 played minutes Ricart Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Natã Tasso. Eriberto Pinheiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Trevisan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Futuros FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Dom Figueroa hit a great ball. Koko Duro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Romário Pontes in the 77th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ricart Futebol Clube fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! Eriberto Pinheiro had in the 82ndth minute some difficulties stopping Marco Pimenta's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Aílton Corrêa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Futuros FC's Falcão Colorado got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Gilson Braga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Koko Duro made a huge save. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ricart Futebol Clube eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.