U23 World League

The Duck Pen
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adhemar Alves took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 2 minutes, Bart Ryder managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Real Death Ducks's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bart Ryder was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 4th match minute, Real Death Ducks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Hunter to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute, Clóvis Guedes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adhemar Alves in the 12th minute of play forced Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Anthony Cahill to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 minutes, Martyn Bowen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Death Ducks and the Esquadrão do Guarana DMZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Real Death Ducks getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Martyn Bowen hit a great ball. Anthony Cahill took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adhemar Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anthony Cahill came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Esquadrão do Guarana DMZ's Adhemar Alves. But to his dismay, Adhemar Alves quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lawrence Banks got free with Luís Eduardo Rossi in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Real Death Ducks's Lawrence Banks got a free kick in the 36th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Adhemar Alves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anthony Cahill. Real Death Ducks's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adhemar Alves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Keanu Sawyer got free with Luís Eduardo Rossi in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Real Death Ducks players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Esquadrão do Guarana DMZ were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Keanu Sawyer to make the kick off. Anthony Cahill made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Lara in the 52nd minute of play. Anthony Cahill showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adhemar Alves, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After 55 played minutes, Esquadrão do Guarana DMZ's Eliseu Alagoano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Anthony Cahill came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Esquadrão do Guarana DMZ reached it. Luís Eduardo Rossi came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Real Death Ducks's Keanu Sawyer. But to his dismay, Keanu Sawyer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. The supporters of Real Death Ducks booed when Esquadrão do Guarana DMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fiori Teles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luís Eduardo Rossi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Keanu Sawyer went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. In the 92nd minute, Keanu Sawyer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Real Death Ducks fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-4. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Esquadrão do Guarana DMZ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.