U21 World League

Arena Salvador
Spectators: 7996 (Terracing: 5998, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) In the 3rd minute, Líbano's Emin Altair seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Emin Altair the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Líbano protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Emin Altair had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Líbano's Emin Altair got a free kick in the 4th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 6 minutes, Hafiz Romad successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 7th minute, Abdul Halim Aban ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chicão de Azevedo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a rather tough play, Líbano's Saleh Hanif got a free kick in the 14th minute. Chicão de Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafiq Bahir, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 22nd match minute, Líbano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anwar Yasem to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Thiago Galvan in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hafiz Romad saved Líbano from getting behind. After 33 played minutes Líbano got a freekick which was hit by Saleh Hanif. Magno Viana hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Noureddine Seret's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hafiz Romad read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 39th minute of play. Thiago Galvan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Hafiz Romad made a huge save. Abdul Halim Aban charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdul Halim Aban the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Torino SSA booed when Líbano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdul Halim Aban didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Líbano getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Saleh Hanif hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Bernardinho Aguiar made the kick off in the second half. Hafiz Romad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardinho Aguiar in the 51st minute of the match. The supporters of Líbano booed when Torino SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thiago Galvan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 53 played minutes, Líbano's Qazim Mujahid shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Chicão de Azevedo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Líbano reached it. Hafiz Romad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardinho Aguiar in the 54th minute of play. Torino SSA's Chicão de Azevedo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Torino SSA from getting a goal against them. Hafiz Romad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardinho Aguiar in the 57th minute of the match. Hafiz Romad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardinho Aguiar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hafiz Romad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noureddine Seret, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute, Dadá Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Líbano's Hafiz Romad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walker Poole in the 74th minute of play. In the 77th minute Thiago Galvan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hafiz Romad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Torino SSA's Willian Galvan was substituted for Walker Poole. Torino SSA's Ronaldo Haaland was substituted for Thiago Galvan. In the 86th minute Ronaldo Haaland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hafiz Romad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Torino SSA getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Fellipe Luz hit a great ball. Ronaldo Haaland might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hafiz Romad. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ronaldo Haaland ran back to his position shaking his head.