U21 World League

Estádio Rei Pelé
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marko Kirilov started the match with the kick off. Marko Kirilov kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 10th minute Genko Klyashev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gláuber Brodel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Marko Kirilov managed to get in a good position for a shot. SvE United's supporters rose to their feet, but Marko Kirilov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gláuber Brodel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Marko Kirilov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gláuber Brodel was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. SvE United were furious when Iskren Glavinov was red carded, 22 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 21 minutes into the game, one of SvE United:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Stavri Novakov went to the wrong direction when Toninho Grau was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Habib Ali Picavea got free with Stavri Novakov in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Genko Klyashev managed to get in a good position for a shot. SvE United's supporters rose to their feet, but Genko Klyashev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gláuber Brodel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Stavri Novakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredinho Vieira in the 28th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, SvE United's goalkeeper Stavri Novakov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alfredinho Vieira. Genko Klyashev kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. SvE United's Stavri Novakov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save SvE United from getting a goal against them. After 37 minutes of play, Morro Grande E.C's Habib Ali Picavea made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stavri Novakov was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Morro Grande E.C booed when SvE United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benislav Shaprin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Morro Grande E.C's Toninho Grau got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stavri Novakov was out of position in the 47 minute of play, and Alfredinho Vieira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alfredinho Vieira really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Habib Ali Picavea made a kick off. Stavri Novakov came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Morro Grande E.C's Alfredinho Vieira. But to his dismay, Alfredinho Vieira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Benislav Shaprin hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute, Habib Ali Picavea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stavri Novakov was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Stavri Novakov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Habib Ali Picavea in the 67th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, one of SvE United:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for SvE United. Kaká Sampaio hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. SvE United's Genko Klyashev got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Stavri Novakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Ramalho in the 78th minute of play. Nikolay Levenski kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. If Marcos Ramalho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. SvE United's Stavri Novakov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredinho Vieira in the 86th minute of play. 87 minutes into the game, Morro Grande E.C's Marcos Ramalho nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stavri Novakov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. In the 91st minute, Toninho Caca-Rato ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stavri Novakov was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. Stavri Novakov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Habib Ali Picavea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stavri Novakov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcos Ramalho in the 97th minute of play. 98 minutes into the match, SvE United's goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Ramalho came free, but Stavri Novakov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of SvE United booed when Morro Grande E.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 99 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronaldinho Meira didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee ended the match the Morro Grande E.C players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.