U23 World League

-Montana Arena-
Spectators: 7660 (Terracing: 5747, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Adrianinho Goiano started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Adrianinho Goiano who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 4thth minute tested the skills of Giuseppe Montenegro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 10 minutes into the game, Fabiofs's Ramón Fantini nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cazimir Encica made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 16 minutes of play, FC Montana's Adrianinho Goiano made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giuseppe Montenegro was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 23rd minute, Noel Proença made a precise shot to the right of Cazimir Encica. FC Montana's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 27 minutes into the game, Marcinho Lopez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Cazimir Encica was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 34 minutes into the game, Adrianinho Goiano recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Giuseppe Montenegro. Adrianinho Goiano showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. When Kléber Guimarães came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Fabiofs fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kléber Guimarães couldn't finish the play. In the 46th minute, Adrianinho Goiano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giuseppe Montenegro was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. The first half was very even, with the score at 3-3 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kléber Guimarães made a kick off. 58 minutes into the match, FC Montana's goal looked a bit too open when Marcinho Lopez came free, but Cazimir Encica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giuseppe Montenegro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrianinho Goiano, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Cazimir Encica was out of position in the 65 minute of play, and Kléber Guimarães capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kléber Guimarães really showed his touch with that goal: 3-4. 71 minutes into the match, Fabiofs's goal looked a bit too open when Adrianinho Goiano came free, but Giuseppe Montenegro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabiofs's Giuseppe Montenegro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adrianinho Goiano in the 80th minute of play. Cazimir Encica was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Noel Proença capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Noel Proença really showed his touch with that goal: 3-5. 84 minutes into the game, Fabiofs's Kléber Guimarães nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cazimir Encica made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-6. In the 90th minute, Pedro Paulo Arce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Giuseppe Montenegro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrianinho Goiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Fabiofs getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Kléber Guimarães hit a great ball. Fabiofs played a much better game than FC Montana and deserved their victory. The FC Montana players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.