U21 World League

Estadio Pinhote
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rasgun Cool kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute of the match Pinhote FC got a corner. Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Severiano Prates ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of Guadalupe FC - CIMZ booed when Pinhote FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Alves didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 7 minutes, João Arantes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Guadalupe FC - CIMZ and the Pinhote FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Pinhote FC booed when Guadalupe FC - CIMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. João Arantes didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's Rafael Abraão got a free kick in the 14th minute. If Zezé Haaland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eusébio Hoffmann was a little too slow when Isidoro Rijo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 1-0. Higino Pessoa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rasgun Cool in the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Zezé Haaland hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Higino Pessoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rasgun Cool, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Rasgun Cool sped through Pinhote FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Higino Pessoa. After 33 played minutes Guadalupe FC - CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Carioca. Higino Pessoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sandrinho de Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zezé Haaland could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Eusébio Hoffmann made a huge save. 40 minutes into the match, Isidoro Rijo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eusébio Hoffmann. Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isidoro Rijo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1.

The wind increased when Zezé Haaland made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Pinhote FC's Higino Pessoa got control of the ball when Sandrinho de Amorim tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 54 played minutes, Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's João Arantes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Higino Pessoa came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Guadalupe FC - CIMZ reached it. 59 minutes into the match, Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Zezé Haaland came free, but Eusébio Hoffmann reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st match minute, Guadalupe FC - CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Carioca to maneuver through the defense. Eusébio Hoffmann came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Pinhote FC's Américo Severo. But to his dismay, Américo Severo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Higino Pessoa was a little too slow when Rasgun Cool got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 72nd minute. The score was now 3-2. In the 76th minute Fabrício Quaresma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eusébio Hoffmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eusébio Hoffmann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zezé Haaland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 90 minutes, Rasgun Cool managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rasgun Cool was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. During the 91st minute of the match Nuno Alves completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Nuno Alves a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Nuno Alves kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Américo Severo notched a goal, 6-2, to the right of Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's Eusébio Hoffmann. Eusébio Hoffmann was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pinhote FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.