U23 World League

ARENA PANTANAL
Spectators: 7523 (Terracing: 5643, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabi Gol took the kick off in the first half of the match. João Miranda hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Krzysztof Kasprzak was a little too slow when Luís Fabiano Clemente got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 7th minute. The score was now 1-0. 13 minutes into the game, Heide FC's Robert Ruszczyk nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Geovanni Vides made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Heide FC's Krzysztof Kasprzak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Heide FC from getting a goal against them. TAQUARI FC were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Heide FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adalberto Damião took the corner. Adalberto Damião made a great header on TAQUARI FC's corner, it was just that Heide FC's Krzysztof Kasprzak managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Heide FC's Krzysztof Kasprzak got control of the ball when Carlos Eduardo Teixeira tried to sneak it across the goal line. João Miranda hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Olgierd Madajczyk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Heide FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Olgierd Madajczyk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Geovanni Vides breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 25th minute Robert Ruszczyk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geovanni Vides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Heide FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Jan Maruda hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the match, Heide FC's goalkeeper Krzysztof Kasprzak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Fabiano Clemente. In the 30th minute, Luís Fabiano Clemente made a precise shot to the right of Krzysztof Kasprzak. Heide FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. A collision led to TAQUARI FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Luís Fabiano Clemente hit a great ball. Gabi Gol hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute, Olgierd Madajczyk ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Geovanni Vides was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Heide FC's Krzysztof Kasprzak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Eduardo Teixeira in the 47th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Robert Ruszczyk made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Heide FC's Art Ur got a free kick in the 51st minute. Krzysztof Kasprzak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabi Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Heide FC's Krzysztof Kasprzak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabi Gol in the 57th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Heide FC's Art Ur got a free kick in the 59th minute. Krzysztof Kasprzak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabi Gol in the 66th minute of the match. In the 69th match minute, Heide FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Maruda to maneuver through the defense. Krzysztof Kasprzak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Eduardo Teixeira, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes into the match, Heide FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gabi Gol came free, but Krzysztof Kasprzak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Krzysztof Kasprzak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabi Gol in the 76th minute of the match. Adalberto Damião's late challenge caught a Heide FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adalberto Damião helped the player get up and apologised. Gabi Gol charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gabi Gol the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gabi Gol kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Heide FC's Geovanni Vides threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Olgierd Madajczyk, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Geovanni Vides showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Maruda in the 89th minute of the match. Geovanni Vides stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Robert Ruszczyk's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. After 90 minutes, Robert Ruszczyk made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. TAQUARI FC's Geovanni Vides tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Carlos Eduardo Teixeira charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Eduardo Teixeira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Heide FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.