U21 World League

Estádio Barrenta
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) After having played for 3 minutes, Remo Falcão managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barrenta SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Remo Falcão was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Adilson Toledo charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adilson Toledo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Barrenta SC booed when Futuros FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adilson Toledo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Futuros FC's goalkeeper Rafa Nóbrega had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joacim Dahlqvist. Rafa Nóbrega took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luiz Fábio Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rafa Nóbrega made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luiz Fábio Lima in the 19th minute. Barrenta SC's Luiz Fábio Lima got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luiz Fábio Lima did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Rafa Nóbrega 24 minutes into the match. Barrenta SC's Zeca Queiroz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edson Sousa in the 27th minute of play. Zeca Queiroz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edson Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st match minute, Barrenta SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Fábio Lima to maneuver through the defense. After 39 minutes of play Barrenta SC's Luiz Fábio Lima was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 40th match minute, Barrenta SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luiz Fábio Lima to maneuver through the defense. Rafa Nóbrega made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Yuri Alberto sent off a good shot on target. 48 minutes into the game, Futuros FC's Edson Sousa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zeca Queiroz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The Barrenta SC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Futuros FC were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edson Sousa made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Yuri Alberto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafa Nóbrega saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Futuros FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joacim Dahlqvist came free, but Rafa Nóbrega reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zeca Queiroz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Salgado in the 59th minute of the match. Joacim Dahlqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafa Nóbrega having to interfere. The supporters of Futuros FC booed when Barrenta SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Augusto Nunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Agnaldo Brasil blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zeca Queiroz having to make a save. Rafa Nóbrega made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuri Alberto in the 66th minute of play. In the 67thth minute of the game Yuri Alberto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Futuros FC's Rafa Nóbrega was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Yuri Alberto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zeca Queiroz made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Edson Sousa sent off a good shot on target. 74 minutes into the match, Barrenta SC's goal looked a bit too open when Davi Barbosa came free, but Zeca Queiroz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yuri Alberto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafa Nóbrega having to interfere. 87 minutes into the game, Barrenta SC's Yuri Alberto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rafa Nóbrega made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. 90 minutes into the match, Remo Falcão had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafa Nóbrega. Futuros FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Remo Falcão was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Barrenta SC's Zeca Queiroz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Salgado in the 95th minute of play. After having played for 97 minutes, Yuri Alberto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barrenta SC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yuri Alberto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Futuros FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.