U23 World League

Estádio Canindé
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Joélson Rossi made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabiano Massa in the 7th minute of play forced Portuguesa's goalkeeper Ruy Goiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabinho Ferreira charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabinho Ferreira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Portuguesa's Fabinho Ferreira got a free kick in the 8th minute. Ruy Goiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Bastos, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Portuguesa's Ruy Goiano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caetano Linares in the 12th minute of play. José Carlos Pereira didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 17th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Dalmo Hoffmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruy Goiano having to interfere. Elias Bastos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Ruy Goiano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Bastos in the 28th minute of play forced Portuguesa's goalkeeper Ruy Goiano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 minutes, Elias Bastos made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Portuguesa's Ruy Goiano tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ruy Goiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elias Bastos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Portuguesa were furious when Juarês Maranhense was red carded, 46 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 45th minute, one of Portuguesa:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Portuguesa. Portuguesa:s Ruy Goiano showed great skill when he stopped Caetano Linares:s penalty.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Elias Bastos was the one to do the kick off. Charles Arantes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. José Carlos Pereira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elias Bastos in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ruy Goiano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Portuguesa's Ruy Goiano got control of the ball when Moisés Diniz tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Elias Bastos in the 76th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Ruy Goiano kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 1-3 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. Décio Toscano hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maicon Munhoz in the 87th minute of play forced Werneck FC - DMZ's goalkeeper José Carlos Pereira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th match minute, Werneck FC - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Paulo Campidelis to maneuver through the defense. The Portuguesa supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Werneck FC - DMZ's performance. The match ended with a win for Werneck FC - DMZ.