U23 World League

Molina Stadium
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tião Alcântara took the kick off in the first half of the match. Elia Ciapponi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dadá Pombal in the 7th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Magno de Amorim during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 8th minute, Magno de Amorim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elia Ciapponi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovânio Vale in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tião Alcântara in the 14th minute of play forced Fc Molina di Quosa's goalkeeper Elia Ciapponi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Flamengo CIMZ's Dadá Pombal in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fc Molina di Quosa's goalie prevented a goal. Tião Alcântara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Elia Ciapponi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Serafim Neiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulvio Corelli in the 31st minute of the match. 35 minutes into the game, Tião Alcântara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Elia Ciapponi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Flamengo CIMZ:s Serafim Neiva showed great skill when he stopped Enrico Monti:s penalty. A collision led to Flamengo CIMZ getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Naldo Bezerra hit a great ball. When Carter Lio fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fc Molina di Quosa's protests and gave Carter Lio a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Fc Molina di Quosa's Carter Lio got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Elia Ciapponi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dadá Pombal, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Flamengo CIMZ's Serafim Neiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulvio Corelli in the 46th minute of play. After the first half Flamengo CIMZ were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Damiano Addari made a kick off. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Dadá Pombal sped through Fc Molina di Quosa's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Elia Ciapponi. After 64 minutes, Manoel Breckenfeld mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Flamengo CIMZ and the Fc Molina di Quosa players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 64th minute, Manoel Breckenfeld hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enrico Monti's late challenge caught a Flamengo CIMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enrico Monti helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th match minute, Fc Molina di Quosa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrico Monti to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Flamengo CIMZ's Geovânio Vale got a free kick in the 74th minute. Christian Fantauzzi hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Alexandre Loyola kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. The supporters of Flamengo CIMZ booed when Fc Molina di Quosa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Giacomini didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dadá Pombals short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Elia Ciapponi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Dadá Pombal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 90 minutes into the match, Serafino Marz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Serafim Neiva. Flamengo CIMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Serafino Marz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Flamengo CIMZ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.