U21 World League

Arena Tricolor
Spectators: 7623 (Terracing: 5718, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) Juventus EC's Rodrigo Melo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the game, Washington Garcia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juventus EC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El Pasteral F.C the free kick. The supporters of El Pasteral F.C booed when Juventus EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Washington Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Juventus EC booed when El Pasteral F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Avellano Amer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kevin Verdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Carlos Cardozo in the 11th minute of the match. The supporters of El Pasteral F.C booed when Juventus EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dario Magalhães didn't get a good kick on the ball. El Pasteral F.C's Kevin Verdu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save El Pasteral F.C from getting a goal against them. Kevin Verdu was out of position in the 25 minute of play, and Artur França capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Artur França really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Kevin Verdu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Melo, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by El Pasteral F.C's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Simão Leal was slow to take the kick. During this time Juventus EC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Juventus EC's corner Simão Leal fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kevin Verdu quite easily take care of the ball. Rodrigo Melo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rodrigo Melo in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kevin Verdu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Avellano Amer to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Juventus EC's Rodrigo Melo got a free kick in the 50th minute. El Pasteral F.C's Kevin Verdu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur França in the 54th minute of play. Hélio Sousa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Kevin Verdu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kevin Verdu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Melo in the 58th minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Rodrigo Melo notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of El Pasteral F.C's Kevin Verdu. Kevin Verdu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kevin Verdu came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Juventus EC's Elias Freire. But to his dismay, Elias Freire quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. When Juventus EC's Elias Freire in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Pasteral F.C's goalie prevented a goal. After 78 minutes, Hílton Pinheiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juventus EC and the El Pasteral F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Juventus EC's Hílton Pinheiro got a free kick in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camilo Mera in the 79th minute of play forced Juventus EC's goalkeeper Agnaldo da Mata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Elias Freire notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of El Pasteral F.C's Kevin Verdu. Kevin Verdu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kevin Verdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Carlos Cardozo in the 84th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gorosti Verdeja during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th match minute, El Pasteral F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gorosti Verdeja to maneuver through the defense. Taio Cano's late challenge caught a Juventus EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Taio Cano helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, El Pasteral F.C's Taio Cano got a free kick in the 87th minute. João Carlos Cardozo scored 7-0 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kevin Verdu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 93 minutes into the match, Juventus EC's Elias Freire sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kevin Verdu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dario Magalhães in the 95th minute of play forced El Pasteral F.C's goalkeeper Kevin Verdu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juventus EC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.