U23 World League

Rohozec Stadium
Spectators: 7764 (Terracing: 5824, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Michal Hlavička got the match started through his kick off. Michal Hlavička blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Washington Cavalcante having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Gomes in the 6th minute of play forced Rohozec's goalkeeper Augusto Batalla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's goalkeeper Washington Cavalcante had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michal Hlavička. Washington Cavalcante made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Michal Hlavička sent off a good shot on target. Augusto Batalla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Gomes in the 12th minute of play. Bernardo Maia hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. A collision led to Rohozec getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Jaromír Coufal hit a great ball. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's Washington Cavalcante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michal Hlavička in the 24th minute of play. After having played for 25 minutes, František Havlát managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rohozec's supporters crossed their fingers, but František Havlát was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Washington Cavalcante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaromír Coufal in the 29th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, João Vítor Meireles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Augusto Batalla. Rohozec's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that João Vítor Meireles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Mario Gomes scored 1-2 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Augusto Batalla, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mario Gomes made a kick off. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rohozec's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sandro Moreno was slow to take the kick. During this time LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's players had a chance to rest. Rohozec's Augusto Batalla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Gomes in the 66th minute of play. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC made a substitution. José Paulo Recife replaced Bernardo Maia. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC made a substitution. Celsinho Carneiro replaced Mario Gomes. With 73 minutes on the clock, Sandro Moreno commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 72 minutes into the game, one of LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Rohozec a penalty, 74 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by František Havlát, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's Washington Cavalcante. 2-3. In the 77th minute Celsinho Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Batalla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilberto Souza got free with Augusto Batalla in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Augusto Batalla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ademir Siqueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Augusto Batalla was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but José Paulo Recife showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 90 minute of play. When Ademir Siqueira fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's protests and gave Ademir Siqueira a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd minute, Ademir Siqueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Michal Lysek hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 94th match minute, LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Paulo Recife to maneuver through the defense. When LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's Celsinho Carneiro in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rohozec's goalie prevented a goal. Gilson Veloso hit a great freekick 99 minutes into the match. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.