U21 World League

Arena Rondy
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Gil dos Santos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 9 played minutes Rondinone F.C - FDFDF got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Freire. Charles Sarmento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 余永川 in the 16th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's goal looked a bit too open when Brock Friend came free, but Charles Sarmento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arthur Bufi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chiquinho Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 24 minutes into the match, Chiquinho Neto notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's Arthur Bufi. Arthur Bufi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chiquinho Neto in the 26th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Charles Sarmento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brock Friend in the 28th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Arthur Bufi threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Chiquinho Neto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 31 played minutes Cruzeiro Esporte Clube got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Simões. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Charles Sarmento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brock Friend in the 34th minute of play. The supporters of Rondinone F.C - FDFDF booed when Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Luís Vergílio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arthur Bufi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chiquinho Neto, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Charles Sarmento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 余永川 in the 43rd minute of the match. Valdomiro Guerra kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After 44 played minutes Rondinone F.C - FDFDF got a freekick which was hit by Rafinha Sergipano. Daniel Simões hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Brock Friend to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chiquinho Neto in the 55th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arthur Bufi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gil dos Santos in the 56th minute of play. A collision led to Rondinone F.C - FDFDF getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Valdomiro Guerra hit a great ball. Arthur Bufi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chiquinho Neto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arthur Bufi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Falcão Marques in the 61st minute of play. If Cristi Saron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Chiquinho Neto came free, but Arthur Bufi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chiquinho Neto in the 67th minute of play forced Cruzeiro Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Arthur Bufi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arthur Bufi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chiquinho Neto in the 69th minute of the match. Arthur Bufi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gil dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Arthur Bufi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chiquinho Neto in the 77th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Gong Fan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cruzeiro Esporte Clube made a substitution. Hélder Lara replaced Celsinho Castro. The supporters of Rondinone F.C - FDFDF booed when Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gong Fan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Isaltino Tande was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 83rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Rondinone F.C - FDFDF's Charles Sarmento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brock Friend in the 93rd minute of play. After 97 minutes, Rogério Teixeira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube and the Rondinone F.C - FDFDF players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Rondinone F.C - FDFDF booed when Cruzeiro Esporte Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogério Teixeira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arthur Bufi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gil dos Santos in the 98th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Rondinone F.C - FDFDF fans cheered their team off the field, for while Cruzeiro Esporte Clube had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.