U23 World League

Kolos Sport Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Song Yao Jie kicked off to start the match. Song Yao Jies short, quick shot in the 3rdth minute got Lúcio Mota to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlinhos Schmidt in the 6th minute of play forced FC Kolos's goalkeeper Valeriy Smalko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maxym Ivanskyi thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Valeriy Smalko, a very annoying self made goal in the 8th minute which led to 0-1. Lúcio Mota was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Symon Glushko capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Symon Glushko really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After having played for 13 minutes, Symon Glushko managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Kolos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Symon Glushko was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Carlos Alberto de Amaral's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valeriy Smalko was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Symon Glushko in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lúcio Mota prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Symon Glushko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Mota having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Song Yao Jie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lúcio Mota. Paranhos Ariranha FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Song Yao Jie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 24th minute, Carlinhos Schmidt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lúcio Mota showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Symon Glushko, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After 27 minutes, Evaristo Moreira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paranhos Ariranha FC and the FC Kolos players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 27th minute, Evaristo Moreira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lúcio Mota stood somewhat misplaced when Symon Glushko came free in front of goal and shot 3-1 to the left of him in the 29 minute. Paranhos Ariranha FC's Lúcio Mota proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Paranhos Ariranha FC from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Carlinhos Schmidt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paranhos Ariranha FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlinhos Schmidt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valeriy Smalko breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 34th minute, Paranhos Ariranha FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Song Yao Jie fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Song Yao Jie's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 36thth minute, Lúcio Mota skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Song Yao Jie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Valeriy Smalko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Alberto de Amaral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Carlos Alberto de Amaral stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Paranhos Ariranha FC were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after FC Kolos's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fausto Fernandez took the corner. Symon Glushko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lúcio Mota having to interfere. In the 58thth minute of the game Song Yao Jie who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Paranhos Ariranha FC's Lúcio Mota was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lúcio Mota stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Song Yao Jie's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. In the 62nd minute, Song Yao Jie ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lúcio Mota was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. In the 66th match minute, FC Kolos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dmytro Kulakovskyi to maneuver through the defense. Gavrylo Bobal struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Lúcio Mota didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Kolos. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Song Yao Jie managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Kolos's supporters rose to their feet, but Song Yao Jie was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lúcio Mota breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lúcio Mota stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Song Yao Jie's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Song Yao Jie's late challenge caught a Paranhos Ariranha FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Song Yao Jie helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Kolos's Song Yao Jie got a free kick in the 80th minute. Song Yao Jie might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lúcio Mota. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Song Yao Jie ran back to his position shaking his head. Lúcio Mota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Song Yao Jie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, Paranhos Ariranha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Song Yao Jie came free, but Lúcio Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Song Yao Jie in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lúcio Mota prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 89 minutes into the match, Paranhos Ariranha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Symon Glushko came free, but Lúcio Mota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valeriy Smalko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dé Prado in the 90th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Song Yao Jie notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Paranhos Ariranha FC's Lúcio Mota. Lúcio Mota was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. There was no doubt that FC Kolos were the better team. FC Kolos's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.