U23 World League

Estádio Douradão
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Januš Fabjan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 9th minute, Januš Fabjan made a precise shot to the right of Acácio Ramos. AFC - Curitiba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vojteh Pestotnik in the 14th minute of play forced AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Acácio Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Fajteri's Kristifor Seyfried got control of the ball when Fausto Fantini tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the AFC - Curitiba defense, Januš Fabjan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Acácio Ramos. The AFC - Curitiba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Acácio Ramos should have stopped the shot. When Gilmar Simão fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC - Curitiba's protests and gave Gilmar Simão a yellow card for diving instead. After 24 played minutes AFC - Curitiba got a freekick which was hit by Gilmar Simão. Gabriel Sonc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Fajteri getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Tine Pižorn hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Januš Fabjan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fajteri's supporters rose to their feet, but Januš Fabjan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Acácio Ramos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabrício Britto kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute of the match Gabriel Sonc sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Acácio Ramos skillfully saved the ball. In the 38th match minute, AFC - Curitiba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilmar Simão to maneuver through the defense. Acácio Ramos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vojteh Pestotnik in the 43rd minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fausto Fantini to make the kick off. Januš Fabjan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Acácio Ramos made a huge save. Kristifor Seyfried took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fausto Fantini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tine Pižorn kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Fausto Fantini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC - Curitiba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. A collision led to AFC - Curitiba getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Fabrício Britto hit a great ball. When Apolonije Podobnik fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fajteri's protests and gave Apolonije Podobnik a yellow card for diving instead. AFC - Curitiba's Acácio Ramos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save AFC - Curitiba from getting a goal against them. 79 minutes into the game, AFC - Curitiba's Fausto Fantini nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kristifor Seyfried made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Teodoro Berger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vojteh Pestotnik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Acácio Ramos having to interfere. When Doriva Koehler came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the AFC - Curitiba 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 Doriva Koehler couldn't finish the play. AFC - Curitiba's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.