U23 World League

Arena Nilton Santos
Spectators: 8047 (Terracing: 6036, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 160) Lucas Beltrán's late challenge caught a Mazaredo AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lucas Beltrán helped the player get up and apologised. Mazaredo AFC's Victorino Kelemen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Beltrán in the 6th minute of play. Victorino Kelemen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lucas Beltrán went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When Mazaredo AFC's Patricio Vimaro in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nova Era's goalie prevented a goal. Nova Era's Chico Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Benítez in the 17th minute of play. If Lucas Beltrán had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 18 minutes into the match, Mazaredo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Beltrán came free, but Victorino Kelemen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 21 played minutes Nova Era got a freekick which was hit by Alpheios Logarakis. Chico Pinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Gaur, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After a rather tough play, Nova Era's Reynaldo Mello got a free kick in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Vimaro in the 33rd minute of play forced Nova Era's goalkeeper Chico Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mariano Videl kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Victorino Kelemen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Beltrán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. João do Nascimento's late challenge caught a Mazaredo AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João do Nascimento helped the player get up and apologised. João do Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Patricio Vimaro struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Chico Pinho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mazaredo AFC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arsenio Benítez in the 47th minute of play forced Nova Era's goalkeeper Chico Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Arsenio Benítez made the kick off in the second half. Chico Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patricio Vimaro in the 51st minute of play. Lucas Beltrán blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Victorino Kelemen having to make a save. In the 57th minute Lucas Beltrán shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victorino Kelemen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alpheios Logarakis took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Victorino Kelemen. Victorino Kelemen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Eugênio Meireles hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Nova Era's Chico Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arsenio Benítez in the 70th minute of play. After 72 played minutes Nova Era got a freekick which was hit by Artur Tande. 73 minutes into the match, Nova Era's goalkeeper Chico Pinho had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arsenio Benítez. Lucas Beltrán might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Victorino Kelemen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucas Beltrán ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 76th minute, Lucas Beltrán left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nova Era fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Mazaredo AFC were furious when Lucas Gaur was red carded, 79 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mazaredo AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! Victorino Kelemen had in the 82ndth minute some difficulties stopping Eugênio Meireles's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Mazaredo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Eugênio Meireles came free, but Victorino Kelemen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Lucas Beltrán had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Nova Era had won after a very even match.