U23 World League

Estádio Arthur Leite
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gilson Xavier made the kick off which started today's match. Caatiba MZC's Rodolfo Quirino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilson Xavier in the 4th minute of play. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Caatiba MZC's goalkeeper Rodolfo Quirino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 13 minutes into the match, Caatiba MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Gilson Xavier came free, but Rodolfo Quirino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rodolfo Quirino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilson Xavier, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Rodolfo Quirino came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by FLU ES fc's Gilson Xavier. But to his dismay, Gilson Xavier quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Gilson Xavier might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rodolfo Quirino. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gilson Xavier ran back to his position shaking his head. Caatiba MZC's Rodolfo Quirino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilson Xavier in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Patrick da Rocha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodolfo Quirino was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Adrianinho Ortizs short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Maurinho da Costa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 30th match minute, Caatiba MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Penha to maneuver through the defense. Fellipe Ferreira kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Inácio Moura's late challenge caught a Caatiba MZC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Inácio Moura helped the player get up and apologised. Inácio Moura hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Caatiba MZC's zone, Patrick da Rocha stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodolfo Quirino came out of the goal and Patrick da Rocha tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 38th minute, Gilson Xavier left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FLU ES fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3.

If Gilson Xavier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If William de Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caatiba MZC's Rodolfo Quirino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inácio Moura in the 61st minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Gilson Xavier 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. Patrick da Rocha was extremely unlucky when he, in the 66th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When Gilson Xavier came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the FLU ES fc fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gilson Xavier couldn't finish the play. Gilson Xavier received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rodolfo Quirino came out and tried to block the shot, but Gilson Xavier slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 76th minute. In the 83rd match minute, Caatiba MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mathias das Neves to maneuver through the defense. Rodolfo Quirino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilson Xavier in the 84th minute. With a little luck, Caatiba MZC's Rodolfo Quirino got control of the ball when Gilson Xavier tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rodolfo Quirino came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by FLU ES fc's Patrick da Rocha. But to his dismay, Patrick da Rocha quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. FLU ES fc's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.