U21 World League

PINGO PINGO ARENA
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ezequiel Matorin got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Luís Eduardo Reis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Motta Futebol Clube's supporters rose to their feet, but Luís Eduardo Reis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Serafin Maurino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the PINGO PINGO defense, Ezequiel Matorin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Serafin Maurino. The PINGO PINGO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Serafin Maurino should have stopped the shot. Motta Futebol Clube's Pedrão Furlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Eneas in the 17th minute of play. Pedrão Furlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efrain Milian in the 31st minute of the match. Pedrão Furlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Milian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cássio Almeida hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Pedrão Furlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Milian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Motta Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Fernando Motta hit a great ball. When Federico Eneas came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the PINGO PINGO 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 Federico Eneas couldn't finish the play. In the 38th match minute, PINGO PINGO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rei Andrey to maneuver through the defense. Serafin Maurino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ezequiel Matorin, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. In the 47th minute, Ezequiel Matorin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Serafin Maurino was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jorge Vieira during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 55th minute, Jorge Vieira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PINGO PINGO's Josef Müller couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 55th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Motta Futebol Clube. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Frankenhaeuser in the 57th minute of play forced Motta Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Pedrão Furlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Motta Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Célio Mazza hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josef Müller in the 61st minute of play forced Motta Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Pedrão Furlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedrão Furlan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Froilan Lertxun went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Pedrão Furlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Froilan Lertxun, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Célio Mazza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Serafin Maurino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efrain Milian in the 70th minute of play forced Motta Futebol Clube's goalkeeper Pedrão Furlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedrão Furlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rei Andrey in the 71st minute of play. Pedrão Furlan didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when PINGO PINGO's Rei Andrey shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Zeca Esteves hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. PINGO PINGO's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Josef Müller in the 76th minute. If Célio Mazza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pedrão Furlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josef Müller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zeca Esteves got free with Serafin Maurino in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedrão Furlan came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by PINGO PINGO's Froilan Lertxun. But to his dismay, Froilan Lertxun quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. PINGO PINGO were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Motta Futebol Clube for a fine match.