U21 World League

Stadio del Gorno
Spectators: 7845 (Terracing: 5885, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dante Cordara took the kick off in the first half of the match. Wojtek Szczęsny stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hugo Albuquerque's shot from short distance in the 2nd minute. The audience was convinced that Hugo Albuquerque's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wojtek Szczęsny was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Roland Rasiak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 8th minute, Szalone Konie's 霍元甲 Bobo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Szalone Konie's Wojtek Szczęsny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Quadros in the 15th minute of play. Hugo Albuquerque scored 1-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Wojtek Szczęsny, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 20 minutes into the match, MINEIROS's Ronaldinho Braga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wojtek Szczęsny narrowly saved just below the crossbar. William Guerreiro hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind MINEIROS's goalkeeper Serginho Taffarel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. MINEIROS's Serginho Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 霍元甲 Bobo in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute of the match William Guerreiro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wojtek Szczęsny skillfully saved the ball. Serginho Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dante Cordara in the 37th minute. Szalone Konie's Wojtek Szczęsny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Albuquerque in the 45th minute of play. The supporters of Szalone Konie booed when MINEIROS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Vítor Linhares didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hugo Albuquerque stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Wojtek Szczęsny made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hugo Albuquerque in the 56th minute. Serginho Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 霍元甲 Bobo, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Serginho Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dante Cordara, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Silvinho Brodel was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 68 minutes into the match. MINEIROS's Nico de Mendonça was substituted for Benê Amorim. In the 67th minute, one of MINEIROS:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for MINEIROS. In the 74th minute, Dante Cordara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Szalone Konie fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. 霍元甲 Bobo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serginho Taffarel having to interfere. In the 81st match minute, MINEIROS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Paraíba to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the match, Dante Cordara notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of MINEIROS's Serginho Taffarel. Serginho Taffarel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Toninho Goiano in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wojtek Szczęsny saved Szalone Konie from getting behind. 92 minutes into the match, 霍元甲 Bobo notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of MINEIROS's Serginho Taffarel. Serginho Taffarel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.