U23 World League

Arena Blanka
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Geraldo Vander started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo de Amorim in the 4th minute of play forced 【E ➣ Gatorei 1976's goalkeeper Blas Hulberto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Geraldo Vander in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Blas Hulberto saved 【E ➣ Gatorei 1976 from getting behind. A collision led to Blanka FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Betinho Messias hit a great ball. Luisão Sabóia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Cambranes in the 14th minute of the match. Geraldo Vander scored 1-0 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Blas Hulberto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Blanka FC booed when 【E ➣ Gatorei 1976 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baltasar Pepillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Blas Hulberto was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Luan Cearense. An unexpected shot in the 26th minute by Rodrigo de Amorim got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 36th match minute, 【E ➣ Gatorei 1976 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaldo Cambranes to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st minute, Luan Cearense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Constantino Bertol made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, 【E ➣ Gatorei 1976 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Ipar to maneuver through the defense. 57 minutes into the match, 【E ➣ Gatorei 1976's goal looked a bit too open when Geraldo Vander came free, but Blas Hulberto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tạ Bom scored 2-0 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Blas Hulberto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 【E ➣ Gatorei 1976's Blas Hulberto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tạ Bom in the 62nd minute of play. With 67 minutes on the clock, Lucas Ipar commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The supporters of Blanka FC booed when 【E ➣ Gatorei 1976 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Ipar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Blas Hulberto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tạ Bom, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Blas Hulberto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraldo Vander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Blanka FC's Francisco Coutinho got a free kick in the 81st minute. Rodrigo de Amorim hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Blanka FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.