U23 World League

Palácio Ferroviário
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Pipis Fino started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Kauan Meira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sydney Gonçalves in the 3rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Sydney Gonçalves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kauan Meira was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Váldson França fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laércio Sá having to interfere. Mané Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 16th minute, Psiu!'s Sydney Gonçalves ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kauan Meira. Kauan Meira yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. If Pipis Fino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute, Pipis Fino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The México Eterno MZC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Kauan Meira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mané Castro in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, México Eterno MZC's Thomás Meireles got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Kauan Meira was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Sydney Gonçalves capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sydney Gonçalves really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

The wind increased when Sydney Gonçalves made the kick off in the second half. México Eterno MZC's Kauan Meira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sydney Gonçalves in the 55th minute of play. Psiu!'s Laércio Sá played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Balotelli in the 60th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Pipis Fino managed to get in a good position for a shot. México Eterno MZC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pipis Fino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Laércio Sá breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 63rdth minute of the game Pipis Fino who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Psiu!'s Laércio Sá was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Laércio Sá made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mario Balotelli in the 64th minute. Laércio Sá stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pipis Fino's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Kauan Meira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sydney Gonçalves in the 68th minute of play. In the 73rdth minute of the game Mario Balotelli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Psiu!'s Laércio Sá was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Laércio Sá made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mario Balotelli in the 76th minute. México Eterno MZC's Kauan Meira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sydney Gonçalves in the 78th minute of play. Kauan Meira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sydney Gonçalves in the 79th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Psiu!'s goal looked a bit too open when Mario Balotelli came free, but Laércio Sá reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the game, México Eterno MZC's Mario Balotelli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Laércio Sá made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. A collision led to México Eterno MZC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Edu Marinho hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sydney Gonçalves in the 96th minute of play forced México Eterno MZC's goalkeeper Kauan Meira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.