U23 World League

Winter Stadium
Spectators: 8623 (Terracing: 6468, Seating: 1983, VIP seats: 172) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 严悦悦 started the match with the kick off. Tony Githinji Muhoho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerome Rohrer, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Dalmo Saldanha made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when 严悦悦 sent off a good shot on target. Dalmo Saldanha came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by ◇Mz.Dream◆Spotlight FC's 严悦悦. But to his dismay, 严悦悦 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, 严悦悦 took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Dalmo Saldanha to make any attempt to save it. 严悦悦 struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Dalmo Saldanha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ◇Mz.Dream◆Spotlight FC. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Dalmo Saldanha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 28 minutes into the match, Jovens Democratas MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Mete Tavukcu came free, but Dalmo Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that 严悦悦's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dalmo Saldanha was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, ◇Mz.Dream◆Spotlight FC's Roberto-Carlos Junior got a free kick in the 36th minute. 37 minutes into the game, Marcus Paes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Tony Githinji Muhoho was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of ◇Mz.Dream◆Spotlight FC booed when Jovens Democratas MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chiquinho das Neves didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elano Loureiro in the 41st minute of play forced ◇Mz.Dream◆Spotlight FC's goalkeeper Tony Githinji Muhoho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Dalmo Saldanha managed to avoid a goal in the 44thth minute, when ◇Mz.Dream◆Spotlight FC's 严悦悦 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Marcus Paes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

In the 53rdth minute of the game 严悦悦 who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jovens Democratas MZC's Dalmo Saldanha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. ◇Mz.Dream◆Spotlight FC were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Jovens Democratas MZC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dorel Anghelescu took the corner. Tony Githinji Muhoho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elano Loureiro in the 60th minute of play. Tony Githinji Muhoho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Paes in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th minute 严悦悦 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmo Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jovens Democratas MZC made a substitution. Duda Amorim replaced Marcus Paes. Jovens Democratas MZC's Valdir Miranda was substituted for David Puyol. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, 严悦悦 managed to get in a good position for a shot. ◇Mz.Dream◆Spotlight FC's supporters rose to their feet, but 严悦悦 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dalmo Saldanha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mete Tavukcu in the 75th minute of play forced Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Dalmo Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tony Githinji Muhoho made an important save on a dangerous shot by Duda Amorim in the 77th minute. Jovens Democratas MZC made a substitution. Nilmar Almeida replaced Elano Loureiro. Dalmo Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 严悦悦, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 严悦悦 might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dalmo Saldanha. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 严悦悦 ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 93rd minute, Jovens Democratas MZC's Jerome Rohrer dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Roberto-Carlos Junior hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Jovens Democratas MZC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.