U23 World League

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Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lider Hamburg got the match started through his kick off. Donato Raulo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Guilherme Cabral in the 2nd minute of play. Ivo Amaral was a little too slow when Lider Hamburg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 7th minute. The score was now 1-0. The supporters of Real Cruzeiro FC booed when NANANANA LIIIDEER FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lider Hamburg didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute, Belmiro Urbano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Felix Ihazintu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ivo Amaral having to make a save. Donato Raulo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Guilherme Cabral, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After 25 played minutes NANANANA LIIIDEER FC got a freekick which was hit by Lex Lider. Luís Guilherme Cabral charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luís Guilherme Cabral the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 27th match minute, Real Cruzeiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luís Guilherme Cabral to maneuver through the defense. Ivo Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lider Hamburg, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Ivo Amaral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elberg Oña, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, NANANANA LIIIDEER FC's Elberg Oña got a free kick in the 36th minute. Donato Raulo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Guilherme Cabral in the 38th minute of play. Lider Hamburg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Amaral having to interfere. 42 minutes into the game, NANANANA LIIIDEER FC's Elberg Oña nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ivo Amaral made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. NANANANA LIIIDEER FC's Donato Raulo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Júnior Salles in the 46th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gonçalo Sarmento to strike the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes of play, NANANANA LIIIDEER FC's Lider Hamburg made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivo Amaral was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ivo Amaral stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lider Hamburg's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. With a little luck, NANANANA LIIIDEER FC's Donato Raulo got control of the ball when Luís Guilherme Cabral tried to sneak it across the goal line. Felix Ihazintu struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Ivo Amaral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NANANANA LIIIDEER FC. Ivo Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elberg Oña in the 70th minute of the match. Luís Guilherme Cabral's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Donato Raulo firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 75th minute, Elberg Oña ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivo Amaral was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. In the 78th minute, Elberg Oña left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NANANANA LIIIDEER FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. In the 80th minute, Elberg Oña ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivo Amaral was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. After 84 minutes, Fábio Pontes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Cruzeiro FC and the NANANANA LIIIDEER FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th minute of the match Anana Lider sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ivo Amaral skillfully saved the ball. Ivo Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lex Lider in the 86th minute of the match. Elberg Oña took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ivo Amaral. Ivo Amaral dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. In the 93rd minute Elberg Oña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Amaral saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Lider Hamburg notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of Real Cruzeiro FC's Ivo Amaral. Ivo Amaral was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. NANANANA LIIIDEER FC fully deserved thier win.