U21 World League

Rep. Desamparados
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Thiago Caniggia got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, EoDu Uai Sôccer's Durvalino de Medeiros got a free kick in the 5th minute. When Luca Balbo came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Sportivo Desamparados 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 Luca Balbo couldn't finish the play. Gianluca Augusto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Renatinho Paiva in the 11th minute of the match. Gianluca Augusto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Guimarães in the 16th minute of the match. Renatinho Paiva kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Sportivo Desamparados's goal looked a bit too open when Durvalino de Medeiros came free, but Gianluca Augusto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leandro Capixaba got a throw-in 21 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Hamílton Sergipano. Sportivo Desamparados's Gianluca Augusto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hélio Linhares in the 23rd minute of play. Gianluca Augusto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Durvalino de Medeiros, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After some careless play in the EoDu Uai Sôccer defense, Luca Balbo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yan Barreto. The EoDu Uai Sôccer fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yan Barreto should have stopped the shot. Leandro Capixaba made in the 36th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Hamílton Sergipano however managed to control. 42 minutes into the game, Renatinho Paiva cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Gianluca Augusto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 46 minutes into the match, Sportivo Desamparados's goal looked a bit too open when Durvalino de Medeiros came free, but Gianluca Augusto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sportivo Desamparados's Gianluca Augusto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renatinho Paiva in the 47th minute of play. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Durvalino de Medeiros to make the kick off. EoDu Uai Sôccer's Yan Barreto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Balbo in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luca Balbo in the 54th minute of play forced EoDu Uai Sôccer's goalkeeper Yan Barreto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Sportivo Desamparados's Luca Balbo in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye EoDu Uai Sôccer's goalie prevented a goal. Gianluca Augusto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Durvalino de Medeiros in the 58th minute. After some careless play in the EoDu Uai Sôccer defense, Luca Balbo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yan Barreto. The EoDu Uai Sôccer fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yan Barreto should have stopped the shot. After 69 played minutes Sportivo Desamparados got a freekick which was hit by Thiago Caniggia. Sportivo Desamparados's Gianluca Augusto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Sportivo Desamparados from getting a goal against them. Thiago Caniggia kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. When Sportivo Desamparados's Luca Balbo in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye EoDu Uai Sôccer's goalie prevented a goal. Sportivo Desamparados's Gianluca Augusto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Sportivo Desamparados from getting a goal against them. 87 minutes into the match, EoDu Uai Sôccer's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Balbo came free, but Yan Barreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 90 played minutes Sportivo Desamparados got a freekick which was hit by Thiago Caniggia. Yan Barreto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Balbo in the 94th minute of the match. Sportivo Desamparados's Gianluca Augusto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Sportivo Desamparados from getting a goal against them. Sportivo Desamparados's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.