U23 World League

Allianz Parque
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Alcides Valadares made the kick off and thus started the match. Chaves do 8 FC's Armando Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alcides Valadares in the 4th minute of play. FC Dezassete's Gatis Caca-Rato managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Sydney Toscano in the 5 minute of the game. Chaves do 8 FC's Armando Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alcides Valadares in the 6th minute of play. Chaves do 8 FC's Armando Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alcides Valadares in the 7th minute of play. Armando Barbosa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alcides Valadares went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Armando Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alcides Valadares in the 13th minute of the match. FC Dezassete were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after Chaves do 8 FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vivaldo Caneira took the corner. Celsinho de Medeiros hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Chaves do 8 FC's Armando Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vivaldo Caneira in the 15th minute of play. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Chaves do 8 FC's goalkeeper Armando Barbosa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kauan de Brito's late challenge caught a FC Dezassete's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kauan de Brito helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of FC Dezassete booed when Chaves do 8 FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kauan de Brito didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Dezassete's Alcides Valadares got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gatis Caca-Rato hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute Alcides Valadares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alcides Valadares in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armando Barbosa saved Chaves do 8 FC from getting behind. Chaves do 8 FC's Kauan de Brito got his second yellow card of the match in the 39th minute. The referee ordered Kauan de Brito off the ground. Chaves do 8 FC's Armando Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alcides Valadares in the 43rd minute of play. Vito Guerra was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 45th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rubens Prata to make the kick off. Lili Li charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lili Li the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 51 played minutes FC Dezassete got a freekick which was hit by Lili Li. 53 minutes in the game, Alcides Valadares fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Armando Barbosa having to interfere. In the 54th minute, Alcides Valadares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Dezassete fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Chaves do 8 FC's Armando Barbosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alcides Valadares in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute FC Dezassete were awarded a corner. Ronaldo Nunes went to the cornerflag to take it. After 62 minutes, Alcides Valadares made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Chaves do 8 FC's Armando Barbosa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 66 minutes into the match, Chaves do 8 FC's goalkeeper Armando Barbosa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alcides Valadares. FC Dezassete made a substitution. Nivaldo Rijo replaced Alcides Valadares. Juninho Lara hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Nivaldo Rijo took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Armando Barbosa to make any attempt to save it. Nivaldo Rijo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Armando Barbosa made a huge save. Armando Barbosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lili Li in the 91st minute of the match. The FC Dezassete supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Dezassete would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.