U23 World League

MORUMBIS STADIUM
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) S O B E R A N O CIMZ's João Paulo Branco started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Luís Fernando Fonseca fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's protests and gave Luís Fernando Fonseca a yellow card for diving instead. Luís Fernando Fonseca kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 10th minute Davi Leite shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dagoberto Nogueira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Dário do Valle fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's protests and gave Dário do Valle a yellow card for diving instead. In the 11th minute of the match, João Paulo Branco tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ademir Mello saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After recieving a nice pass, Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's Dário do Valle tried to score from far away in the 16th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 21st minute João Paulo Branco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ademir Mello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Ian Maranhense left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. João Paulo Branco took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ademir Mello. Ademir Mello dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. A collision led to Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Wágner Cunha hit a great ball. Ademir Mello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Paulo Branco in the 30th minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Marcel Falcão got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ademir Mello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Paulo Branco in the 34th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's Luiz Guilherme Vaz got a free kick in the 40th minute. Ademir Mello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Paulo Branco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Davi Leite to strike the kick off in the second half. Dagoberto Nogueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ian Maranhense in the 51st minute of the match. In the 53rd minute, Júlio Arce got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ademir Mello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Paulo Branco in the 55th minute of play. João Paulo Branco hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the match, Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's goal looked a bit too open when Gonçalo Torres came free, but Ademir Mello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Gonçalo Torres had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ademir Mello. Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gonçalo Torres was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. When S O B E R A N O CIMZ's Wesley Couto in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's goalie prevented a goal. In the 74th minute João Paulo Branco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ademir Mello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ademir Mello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Paulo Branco in the 76th minute of the match. Ademir Mello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Júlio Arce in the 78th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Kauan de Sena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Paulo Branco in the 80th minute of play forced Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's goalkeeper Ademir Mello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 82 played minutes Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER got a freekick which was hit by Dário do Valle. In the 85th minute, Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER's Davi Leite dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Dagoberto Nogueira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Davi Leite in the 88th minute. In the 89th match minute, Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Guilherme Vaz to maneuver through the defense. Marcel Falcão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Dagoberto Nogueira made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ian Maranhense in the 94th minute of play forced S O B E R A N O CIMZ's goalkeeper Dagoberto Nogueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Guilherme Vaz kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Pó de DiaManTe FMZ 4ÉVER succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though S O B E R A N O CIMZ had controlled the match.