U23 World League

Pedreirão
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yanaki Karaganchev got the match started through his kick off. Zico Goiano hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Dieguinho Leal had several of the THE CLUB's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 8 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Ceferino Neto as he didn't even see the shot coming. Nicolas Arósio who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 17thth minute tested the skills of Ceferino Neto when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Luís Gustavo Bueno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nano Ginev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilko Madzhov in the 21st minute of play forced SE Tijolo 6 Furos's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Bueno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vidyo Ukov during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ceferino Neto was a little too slow when Nicolas Arósio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 2-0. The supporters of THE CLUB booed when SE Tijolo 6 Furos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Carlos Veiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Yanaki Karaganchev fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored THE CLUB's protests and gave Yanaki Karaganchev a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to THE CLUB getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Yanaki Karaganchev hit a great ball. A collision led to SE Tijolo 6 Furos getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Zico Goiano hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the match, Nano Ginev had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Gustavo Bueno. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nano Ginev was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Ognyan Istatkov hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Nicolas Arósio in the 37thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ceferino Neto, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ceferino Neto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Arósio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute, Zico Goiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Arósio in the 42nd minute of play forced THE CLUB's goalkeeper Ceferino Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

THE CLUB's Yoncho Dambov was substituted for Yanaki Karaganchev. THE CLUB's Ceferino Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dieguinho Leal in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ventzislav Gerginov in the 59th minute of play forced SE Tijolo 6 Furos's goalkeeper Luís Gustavo Bueno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 60 minutes, Maurilio Moura mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SE Tijolo 6 Furos and the THE CLUB players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to SE Tijolo 6 Furos getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Maurilio Moura hit a great ball. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Nicolas Arósio got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's Zé Roberto Moura was substituted for Dieguinho Leal. Zico Goiano might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ceferino Neto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zico Goiano ran back to his position shaking his head. Zé Roberto Moura hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. The long shot by Ognyan Istatkov in the 77th minute really tested Luís Gustavo Bueno's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. A collision led to SE Tijolo 6 Furos getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Zé Roberto Moura hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the match, Ventzislav Gerginov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Gustavo Bueno. SE Tijolo 6 Furos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ventzislav Gerginov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Ceferino Neto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zico Goiano in the 89th minute of play. THE CLUB's Ceferino Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maurilio Moura in the 97th minute of play.