U23 World League

NEO QUIMICA ARENA
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) After having played for 2 minutes, Higinio Estevez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC InmENZO 09-12-2018's supporters crossed their fingers, but Higinio Estevez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in CORINTHIANS's zone, Roberto Procopio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Clemente Carneiro came out of the goal and Roberto Procopio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 9th minute Roberto Procopio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Clemente Carneiro came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by AC InmENZO 09-12-2018's Roberto Procopio. But to his dismay, Roberto Procopio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Clemente Carneiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Higinio Estevez in the 18th minute of play. Higinio Estevez might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Clemente Carneiro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Higinio Estevez ran back to his position shaking his head. Clemente Carneiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Procopio, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 29 minutes into the game, Urbano Olentzaro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC InmENZO 09-12-2018's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CORINTHIANS the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in AC InmENZO 09-12-2018 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 28th minute. Penalty! In the 32nd minute, Roberto Procopio made a precise shot to the right of Clemente Carneiro. CORINTHIANS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 35th minute, Roberto Procopio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Clemente Carneiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Higinio Estevez scored 0-4 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Clemente Carneiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Higinio Estevez put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Clemente Carneiro. Roberto Procopio's late challenge caught a CORINTHIANS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roberto Procopio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th match minute, AC InmENZO 09-12-2018 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Procopio to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Roberto Procopio was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Higinio Estevez managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC InmENZO 09-12-2018's supporters rose to their feet, but Higinio Estevez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Clemente Carneiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roberto Procopio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Clemente Carneiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Clemente Carneiro was a little too slow when Roberto Procopio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 56th minute. The score was now 0-6. After 59 minutes of play, AC InmENZO 09-12-2018's Roberto Procopio made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Clemente Carneiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 62nd match minute, AC InmENZO 09-12-2018 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Procopio to maneuver through the defense. CORINTHIANS's Romário Mendes was substituted for André Luiz Messias. After a rather tough play, AC InmENZO 09-12-2018's Roberto Procopio got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Clemente Carneiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roberto Procopio went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-8 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the CORINTHIANS defense, Roberto Procopio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Clemente Carneiro. The CORINTHIANS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Clemente Carneiro should have stopped the shot. CORINTHIANS's Váldson Sá was substituted for Murilo Fernandez. Rodolfo Amaral kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute of the match, Roberto Procopio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Clemente Carneiro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 83 minutes into the match, CORINTHIANS's goalkeeper Clemente Carneiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Higinio Estevez. Luís Fabiano Salles kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Clemente Carneiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Procopio, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After 90 played minutes CORINTHIANS got a freekick which was hit by Erivaldo Maciel. The crowd rose to their feet as Roberto Procopio kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Clemente Carneiro. That made the score 0-11 in the 92 minute of play. Clemente Carneiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Procopio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the final whistle sounded AC InmENZO 09-12-2018 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than CORINTHIANS.