U23 World League

Stadium Valinhos SP
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aniol Sampil kicked off to start the match. ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's Murilo Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ezio Gøl in the 10th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 15 minutes, João Carlos Lucas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilmar de Souza in the 24th minute of play forced ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's goalkeeper Murilo Lopez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 24 minutes of play, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Nilmar de Souza made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Murilo Lopez was left in no man's land by his defense there! 30 minutes into the match, ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's Chiquito Reyes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that João Carlos Lucas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Abelardo Veloso kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's João Carlos Lucas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chiquito Reyes in the 31st minute of play. If Fred Valencia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 37 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goal looked a bit too open when Aniol Sampil came free, but João Carlos Lucas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Murilo Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ezio Gøl in the 40th minute of play. ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's Murilo Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ezio Gøl in the 41st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's zone, Fred Valencia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Murilo Lopez came out of the goal and Fred Valencia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC were awarded a corner in the 46th minute after INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mathias Mesquita took the corner. After taking down the ball on ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's corner Mathias Mesquita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and João Carlos Lucas quite easily take care of the ball. In the 47th minute, Danilo Dracena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ezio Gøl made a kick off. ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's Murilo Lopez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC from getting a goal against them. In the 54th minute, ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Fred Valencia fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Falcão Montenegro during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 55th match minute, ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Falcão Montenegro to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Falcão Montenegro hit a great ball. A hard shot 65 in the game by Fred Valencia from a close distance when the talented Murilo Lopez managed to make a qualified save. ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's players were relieved. 70 minutes into the match, ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's goal looked a bit too open when Ezio Gøl came free, but Murilo Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC's Liu Ping Di got a free kick in the 71st minute. Murilo Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafinha de Brito in the 79th minute of play. In the 85th minute, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Nilmar de Souza dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Geovanni Ramalho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Murilo Lopez made a huge save. With his leg Murilo Lopez managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Geovanni Ramalho fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Geovanni Ramalho's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 95thth minute, Murilo Lopez skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Román Verdeja hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA played a much better game than ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC and deserved their victory. The ⚜️ Inter de Meião MzC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.