U23 World League

Iassiara
Spectators: 7730 (Terracing: 5799, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) BMB IMOVEIS SC's Liu Feng Quan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Eurico Martins put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Arnoldo Donzel. 15 minutes into the match, Grêmio RK75's goal looked a bit too open when Liu Feng Quan came free, but Mazarópi Filho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute, Geraldo Lucas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th minute Liu Feng Quan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mazarópi Filho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnoldo Donzel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Paulo Laguna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes in the game Rafael Donatello did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Fernandão Gaúcho. In the 26th minute Eurico Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoldo Donzel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. BMB IMOVEIS SC's Arnoldo Donzel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eurico Martins in the 31st minute of play. Arnoldo Donzel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eurico Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Eurico Martins's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnoldo Donzel was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. 38 minutes into the match, Grêmio RK75's Eurico Martins sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnoldo Donzel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eurico Martins in the 41st minute of play forced BMB IMOVEIS SC's goalkeeper Arnoldo Donzel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnoldo Donzel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eurico Martins went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. When Eurico Martins came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Grêmio RK75 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eurico Martins couldn't finish the play. The BMB IMOVEIS SC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Grêmio RK75 were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luís Paulo Laguna stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eurico Martins could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Arnoldo Donzel made a huge save. Arnoldo Donzel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eurico Martins, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grêmio RK75's Geraldo Lucas suffered a sore thigh after 66 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Rafael Donatello fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BMB IMOVEIS SC's protests and gave Rafael Donatello a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, BMB IMOVEIS SC's Rafael Donatello got a free kick in the 67th minute. During the 73rd minute of the match Rafael Donatello completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Rafael Donatello a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Liu Feng Quan's late challenge caught a Grêmio RK75's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Liu Feng Quan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 74th match minute, BMB IMOVEIS SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Liu Feng Quan to maneuver through the defense. 75 minutes into the match, BMB IMOVEIS SC's goalkeeper Arnoldo Donzel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eurico Martins. Arnoldo Donzel was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Eurico Martins capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Eurico Martins really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. When Eurico Martins came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Grêmio RK75 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eurico Martins couldn't finish the play. Grêmio RK75's Mazarópi Filho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Feng Quan in the 85th minute of play. The corner led BMB IMOVEIS SC's Fernandão Gaúcho to fire away a dangerous shot which Mazarópi Filho despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 87 played minutes Grêmio RK75 got a freekick which was hit by João Soares. Grêmio RK75's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.