U23 World League

MOC CITY
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, Marcel Abreu managed to get in a good position for a shot. S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcel Abreu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sílvio Luís Reis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Marcel Abreu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sílvio Luís Reis was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Leopoldo Sanches's late challenge caught a ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leopoldo Sanches helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to S.E.R. Caxias do Sul getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Leopoldo Sanches hit a great ball. João Batista succeeded in the game's 11th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Luizão Prata hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Caio Rosa hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The long shot by José Paulo Senna in the 19th minute really tested Miguel Ángel Ortiz's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Marcel Abreu took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sílvio Luís Reis. Sílvio Luís Reis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Thanks to some nice moves Luís Guilherme Correia could shoot a difficult shot in the 25th minute, which Miguel Ángel Ortiz however easily saved by the left post. In the 27th minute ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ were awarded a corner. José Paulo Senna went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s José Paulo Senna to fire away a dangerous shot which Miguel Ángel Ortiz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Sílvio Luís Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Abreu in the 33rd minute of the match. If Wilian Carneiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Luís Guilherme Correia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 38 minutes into the match, ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Marcel Abreu came free, but Sílvio Luís Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Leopoldo Sanches 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. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Leopoldo Sanches put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Sílvio Luís Reis. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcel Abreu to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s goalkeeper Sílvio Luís Reis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. João Batista sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcel Abreu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 64thth minute tested the skills of Sílvio Luís Reis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a little luck, ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s Sílvio Luís Reis got control of the ball when Marcel Abreu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sílvio Luís Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from João Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Alberto Magalhães had several of the ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 69 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-5 score and a disappointed Sílvio Luís Reis as he didn't even see the shot coming. Sílvio Luís Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Sanches in the 73rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽'s Luciano do Vale got a free kick in the 83rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcel Abreu in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sílvio Luís Reis saved ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcel Abreu in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sílvio Luís Reis saved ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ from getting behind. The ⚽ VILA REAL F.ᑕ. MOC ⚽ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching S.E.R. Caxias do Sul's performance. The match ended with a win for S.E.R. Caxias do Sul.