U23 World League

Arena Prudente
Spectators: 7770 (Terracing: 5828, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when 姜星桑 made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Phantasy World booed when Grêmio Prudente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christiano da Cunha didn't get a good kick on the ball. 姜星桑 might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luiz Fabiano Arantes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 姜星桑 ran back to his position shaking his head. Luiz Fabiano Arantes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 姜星桑, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Luiz Fabiano Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 姜星桑 in the 10th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling 姜星桑 in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Luiz Fabiano Arantes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Christiano da Cunha made in the 15th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Elano Andrade immediately put the ball in play. 姜星桑 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luiz Fabiano Arantes having to make a save. Luiz Fabiano Arantes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 姜星桑, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Christiano da Cunha made in the 21st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Paulinho Passos however managed to control. Bara Bara was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Jairo Macedo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jairo Macedo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. In the 27th minute Szczepan Bierfass shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano Arantes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Phantasy World's goal looked a bit too open when Elano Andrade came free, but Bara Bara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 姜星桑's late challenge caught a Grêmio Prudente's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 姜星桑 helped the player get up and apologised. In the 31st minute, 姜星桑 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luiz Fabiano Arantes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Szczepan Bierfass in the 34th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Christiano da Cunha in the 35th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Phantasy World's Bartosz Jarocewicz. Luiz Fabiano Arantes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 姜星桑 in the 38th minute of the match. Phantasy World were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Grêmio Prudente's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bartosz Jarocewicz took the corner. 41 minutes into the match, Grêmio Prudente's goal looked a bit too open when 姜星桑 came free, but Luiz Fabiano Arantes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jairo Macedo made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by 姜星桑 in the 55th minute of play forced Grêmio Prudente's goalkeeper Luiz Fabiano Arantes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute 姜星桑 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano Arantes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Szczepan Bierfass hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Bara Bara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valdemar Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 姜星桑 struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Luiz Fabiano Arantes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Phantasy World. Bara Bara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Macedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 70th minute 姜星桑 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fabiano Arantes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luiz Fabiano Arantes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 姜星桑, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Fabiano Arantes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 姜星桑 in the 72nd minute of the match. When Phantasy World's 姜星桑 in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grêmio Prudente's goalie prevented a goal. 75 minutes into the game, Phantasy World's 姜星桑 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luiz Fabiano Arantes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Bara Bara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Macedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcin Sroka hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute of the match Nicolas Mendes shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bara Bara showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Bara Bara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Macedo in the 90th minute of the match. In the 94th minute, Jairo Macedo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grêmio Prudente fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Phantasy World eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.