U23 World League

Arena Nilton Santos
Spectators: 8074 (Terracing: 6057, Seating: 1857, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anthimos Tsoulkas started the match with the kick off. In the 4th match minute, Milanis E.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thor Bruhn to maneuver through the defense. Lucas Beltrán took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emerson Ferraz. Emerson Ferraz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Anthimos Tsoulkas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Chico Pinho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Milanis E.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alpheios Logarakis came free, but Emerson Ferraz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chico Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anthimos Tsoulkas in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruninho Brito in the 14th minute of play forced Nova Era's goalkeeper Chico Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emerson Ferraz made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Lucas Beltrán sent off a good shot on target. 18 minutes into the match, Milanis E.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Beltrán came free, but Emerson Ferraz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anthimos Tsoulkas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Chico Pinho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Nova Era's goal looked a bit too open when Anthimos Tsoulkas came free, but Chico Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Beltrán in the 26th minute of play forced Milanis E.C.'s goalkeeper Emerson Ferraz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iwo Zacharzewski hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Artur Tande kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 37th match minute, Milanis E.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Irinel Stanca to maneuver through the defense. Milanis E.C.'s Emerson Ferraz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alpheios Logarakis in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alpheios Logarakis in the 41st minute of play forced Milanis E.C.'s goalkeeper Emerson Ferraz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute Bruninho Brito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Nova Era booed when Milanis E.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Irinel Stanca didn't get a good kick on the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucas Beltrán to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Lucas Beltrán made a precise shot to the right of Emerson Ferraz. Milanis E.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Emerson Ferraz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Beltrán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the game, Alpheios Logarakis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Emerson Ferraz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lucas Beltrán's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emerson Ferraz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Nova Era's Artur Tande quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Irinel Stanca, made in the 75th minute of the game. With a little luck, Nova Era's Chico Pinho got control of the ball when Anthimos Tsoulkas tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 88 minutes of play, Nova Era's Raphael Ceresso made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emerson Ferraz was left in no man's land by his defense there!