U23 World League

Arena da Baixada
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Matheus Vaz kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Valdemar de Amaral dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Flávio de Azevedo, 1-0. Landulfos FC's Flávio de Azevedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Landulfos FC from getting a goal against them. Flávio de Azevedo stood somewhat misplaced when Valdemar de Amaral came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 16 minute. Flávio de Azevedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valdir Cavalcante in the 21st minute. Flávio de Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valdemar de Amaral in the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Adhemar de Alcântara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sylwester Zarobski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Flávio de Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdir Cavalcante in the 30th minute of play. Sylwester Zarobski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adhemar de Alcântara, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 41st minute, Umberto do Valle made a precise shot to the right of Sylwester Zarobski. Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Valdemar de Amaral made the kick off in the second half. Flávio de Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valdemar de Amaral in the 52nd minute of play. Valdemar de Amaral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Flávio de Azevedo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Landulfos FC booed when Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amílton de Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 64th minute. Penalty! Sylwester Zarobski had in the 66thth minute some difficulties stopping Umberto do Valle's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 66 minutes of play, Landulfos FC's Umberto do Valle made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sylwester Zarobski was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Franklin Galvão hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Landulfos FC's Umberto do Valle tried to score from far away in the 69th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Umberto do Valle took a quick shot and it went in 2-5 without a chance for Sylwester Zarobski to make any attempt to save it. Flávio de Azevedo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valdemar de Amaral went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-5 was the resulting score. In the 77th match minute, Grêmio Esportivo 20 Julho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiaguinho Saldanha to maneuver through the defense. The audience cheered when Umberto do Valle's long shot passed Sylwester Zarobski's right side. It was 3-6, 78 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute Gilmar Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flávio de Azevedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ma Xi Kang in the 87th minute of play forced Landulfos FC's goalkeeper Flávio de Azevedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flávio de Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ma Xi Kang, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Flávio de Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ma Xi Kang in the 90th minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Amílton de Andrade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Landulfos FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.