U23 World League

Estádio Guararapes
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Haroldo Caradaro started the match with the kick off. Paulo Rosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Caradaro in the 7th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Guararapes's goal looked a bit too open when Eustaquio Formerio came free, but Paulo Rosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osmar Nunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cavallino Rampante II's Ernesto Fe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Pedro Cardozo in the 13th minute of play. In the 17th minute of the match, José Pedro Cardozo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ernesto Fe saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Paulo Rosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ceferino Ioritz, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Joaquin Matai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulo Rosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Caradaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 28 minutes into the match, José Pedro Cardozo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ernesto Fe. Cavallino Rampante II's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that José Pedro Cardozo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. With a little luck, Cavallino Rampante II's Ernesto Fe got control of the ball when Osmar Nunes tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Caradaro in the 32nd minute of play forced Guararapes's goalkeeper Paulo Rosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Joaquin Matai came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Cavallino Rampante II 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 Joaquin Matai couldn't finish the play. Paulo Rosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquin Matai, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute, Joaquin Matai made a precise shot to the right of Paulo Rosa. Guararapes's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 38th minute, Ceferino Ioritz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cavallino Rampante II's Ernesto Fe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Pedro Cardozo in the 39th minute of play. Paulo Rosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ceferino Ioritz in the 44th minute of the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and José Pedro Cardozo made a kick off. Paulo Rosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquin Matai, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Ernesto Fe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Francisco Machado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joaquin Matai's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 53rdth minute, Paulo Rosa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The supporters of Cavallino Rampante II booed when Guararapes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Natanael Pitta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guararapes's Paulo Rosa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Guararapes from getting a goal against them. Paulo Rosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ceferino Ioritz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 62 minutes into the match, Ceferino Ioritz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulo Rosa. Guararapes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ceferino Ioritz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Glauco Novaes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Ernesto Fe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Rosa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Haroldo Caradaro in the 69th minute. Paulo Rosa made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Haroldo Caradaro sent off a good shot on target. Cavallino Rampante II's Jairo Izotz was substituted for Haroldo Caradaro. A collision led to Cavallino Rampante II getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Eustaquio Formerio hit a great ball. In the 75th minute José Pedro Cardozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Fe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Guararapes's goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Olivar came free, but Paulo Rosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paulo Rosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Natanael in the 85th minute of play. With a little luck, Guararapes's Paulo Rosa got control of the ball when Jairo Izotz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cavallino Rampante II were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after Guararapes's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joaquin Matai took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Joaquin Matai got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Paulo Rosa quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, José Pedro Cardozo put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Ernesto Fe. Paulo Rosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Natanael in the 93rd minute of play. A hard shot 95 in the game by Jairo Izotz from a close distance when the talented Paulo Rosa managed to make a qualified save. Guararapes's players were relieved. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.