U23 World League

Estadio Flamingo
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Slawomir Spychalski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tito Borubar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emerson Leal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute of the match Espigão Steamrollers got a corner. Natural Born Killers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emerson Leal ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Wojciech Markowski fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Natural Born Killers's protests and gave Wojciech Markowski a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Natural Born Killers's Wojciech Markowski got a free kick in the 14th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Emerson Leal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Espigão Steamrollers's supporters rose to their feet, but Emerson Leal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tito Borubar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yuri Paranaense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tito Borubar having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Yuri Paranaense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tito Borubar was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. The supporters of Espigão Steamrollers booed when Natural Born Killers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Borys Wawak didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Borys Wawak during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 22nd minute, Borys Wawak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ramon Ramon charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramon Ramon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 26 played minutes Natural Born Killers got a freekick which was hit by Ramon Ramon. In the 27th minute, Yuri Paranaense made a precise shot to the right of Tito Borubar. Natural Born Killers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When Espigão Steamrollers's Emerson Leal in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Natural Born Killers's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Yuri Paranaense sped through Natural Born Killers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tito Borubar. The audience was convinced that Emerson Leal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tito Borubar was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emerson Leal made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yuri Paranaense in the 51st minute of play forced Natural Born Killers's goalkeeper Tito Borubar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Emerson Leal 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. In the 64th minute of the match, Yuri Paranaense tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tito Borubar saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Emerson Leal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Espigão Steamrollers's supporters rose to their feet, but Emerson Leal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tito Borubar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tito Borubar made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Yuri Paranaense sent off a good shot on target. Emerson Leal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Tito Borubar made a huge save. If Emerson Leal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Natural Born Killers's Tito Borubar got control of the ball when Emerson Leal tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emerson Leal who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 80thth minute tested the skills of Tito Borubar when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 82nd minute, one of Espigão Steamrollers:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Espigão Steamrollers. In the 83rd minute there was a penalty for Natural Born Killers. Ramon Ramon stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Vicente Catarinense. 1-3. After 86th play minutes Yuri Paranaense shot 1-4, a short shot which went by Tito Borubar and just under the crossbar into goal. After 89 minutes of play, Espigão Steamrollers's Yuri Paranaense made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tito Borubar was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yuri Paranaense in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tito Borubar saved Natural Born Killers from getting behind. When the match clock showed 97 minutes, the score became 1-6 when Yuri Paranaense sped through Natural Born Killers's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tito Borubar.