U21 World League

Lacerda Stadium
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paulão Valladares started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Alberto Diana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Fernando Batista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute, Alberto Diana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th minute Alberto Diana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Fernando Batista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Camillo Saraceni fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Acilia Town's protests and gave Camillo Saraceni a yellow card for diving instead. After 14 played minutes Acilia Town got a freekick which was hit by Camillo Saraceni. In the 15th minute of the match Wiliam de Sousa shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Beppe Scannella showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Salvador Futebol Clube defense, Alberto Diana kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luís Fernando Batista. The Salvador Futebol Clube fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luís Fernando Batista should have stopped the shot. After 22 minutes of play, Acilia Town's Alberto Diana made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luís Fernando Batista was left in no man's land by his defense there! Conrado Arrudas short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got Beppe Scannella to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Júlio Mattos hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. When Paulão Valladares fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Salvador Futebol Clube's protests and gave Paulão Valladares a yellow card for diving instead. Paulão Valladares kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Cristiano Falone charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristiano Falone the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Salvador Futebol Clube booed when Acilia Town was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristiano Falone didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Camillo Saraceni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Acilia Town's Carlo Sorge was substituted for Camillo Saraceni. The wind increased when Alberto Diana made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Conrado Arruda got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Beppe Scannella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Conrado Arruda in the 55th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Acilia Town's Bernardo Genovesi got a free kick in the 57th minute. 66 minutes into the game, Bernardo Genovesi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Acilia Town's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Salvador Futebol Clube the free kick. The supporters of Salvador Futebol Clube booed when Acilia Town was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Genovesi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Acilia Town's goal looked a bit too open when Paulão Valladares came free, but Beppe Scannella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Beppe Scannella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conrado Arruda in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Alberto Diana fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Luís Fernando Batista, passed just outside the right post. If Alberto Diana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Acilia Town's Bernardo Genovesi got his second yellow card of the match in the 81st minute. The referee ordered Bernardo Genovesi off the ground. In the 86th match minute, Acilia Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Falone to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th match minute, Acilia Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo Sorge to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 92 minutes, Júlio Mattos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salvador Futebol Clube's supporters crossed their fingers, but Júlio Mattos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Acilia Town's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.