U21 World League

Orlando Pereira
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Reynaldo Travassos got the match started through his kick off. Erik Rosado came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by H4K.BR's Reynaldo Travassos. But to his dismay, Reynaldo Travassos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Erik Rosado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Reynaldo Travassos went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Erik Rosado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reynaldo Travassos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erik Rosado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reynaldo Travassos in the 25th minute of play. Reynaldo Travassos struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Erik Rosado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for H4K.BR. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Travassos in the 31st minute of play forced Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Erik Rosado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Richard Senna got free with Cléber Arantes in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Erik Rosado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reynaldo Travassos in the 40th minute of play. Rômulo Faria's late challenge caught a H4K.BR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rômulo Faria helped the player get up and apologised. In the 43rd minute, Rômulo Faria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

50 minutes into the game, Rômulo Secco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. H4K.BR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Magnifico FC - FSCMZ the free kick. Rômulo Secco hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. 53 minutes into the game, Reynaldo Travassos recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Erik Rosado. Reynaldo Travassos showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. The throw-in from Cícero Faria in the 58th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by H4K.BR's Jano Matorin. After a rather tough play, H4K.BR's Renato Vale got a free kick in the 60th minute. A collision led to H4K.BR getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Alessandro Matorin hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the match, Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Richard Linhares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cléber Arantes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. H4K.BR's Cléber Arantes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alan Machado in the 71st minute of play. Erik Rosado made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Reynaldo Travassos sent off a good shot on target. Reynaldo Travassos might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Erik Rosado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Reynaldo Travassos ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 84th match minute, H4K.BR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renato Vale to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute, Alessandro Aparecido sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and H4K.BR's Cléber Arantes didn't even have to move. After a rather tough play, H4K.BR's Charles de Mendonça got a free kick in the 87th minute. Magnifico FC - FSCMZ's Erik Rosado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Magnifico FC - FSCMZ from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, H4K.BR's Víktor Sabóia got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Cléber Arantes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Richard Linhares went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The H4K.BR supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing H4K.BR would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.