U23 World League

Estádio Rei Pelé
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) After 4 played minutes Morro Grande E.C got a freekick which was hit by Ruy Duarte. 6 minutes into the match, Morro Grande E.C's goal looked a bit too open when Deniz Hasanbeyli came free, but Willian Loyola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Duarte in the 10th minute of play forced North Port UTD's goalkeeper Yağızalp Akhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yağızalp Akhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Duarte, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute, Deniz Hasanbeyli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Willian Loyola was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruy Duarte in the 19th minute of play forced North Port UTD's goalkeeper Yağızalp Akhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reynaldo Tepedino's late challenge caught a North Port UTD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Reynaldo Tepedino helped the player get up and apologised. Reynaldo Tepedino kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. The supporters of North Port UTD booed when Morro Grande E.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deivid Trevisan didn't get a good kick on the ball. North Port UTD's Yağızalp Akhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruy Duarte in the 30th minute of play. In the 34th minute Birkan Sarik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Willian Loyola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Demir Rebi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Demir Rebi struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Willian Loyola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for North Port UTD. After some careless play in the Morro Grande E.C defense, Deniz Hasanbeyli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Willian Loyola. The Morro Grande E.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Willian Loyola should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birkan Sarik in the 48th minute of play forced Morro Grande E.C's goalkeeper Willian Loyola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Cristian Duarte made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Luisinho Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Morro Grande E.C's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Reynaldo Tepedino in the 56th minute. Reynaldo Tepedino made a great header on Morro Grande E.C's corner, it was just that North Port UTD's Yağızalp Akhan managed to reach the ball for a save. When Birkan Sarik fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored North Port UTD's protests and gave Birkan Sarik a yellow card for diving instead. 61 minutes into the match, North Port UTD's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Duarte came free, but Yağızalp Akhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wanderson Mello charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wanderson Mello the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, North Port UTD's Birkan Sarik got a free kick in the 71st minute. Yağızalp Akhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruy Duarte in the 78th minute of play. Morro Grande E.C's Willian Loyola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Birkan Sarik in the 80th minute of play. In the 83rd minute of the match, Demir Rebi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Willian Loyola saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Birkan Sarik received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Willian Loyola came out and tried to block the shot, but Birkan Sarik slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 88th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Morro Grande E.C's goalkeeper Willian Loyola had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Demir Rebi. North Port UTD's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.