U21 World League

Arena da Baixada
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gilberto Valadares took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Alvinegro de Tupã's goalkeeper Arnaldo Fantini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Betão Senna. Granadero10's Betão Senna came free and shot a quick shot against goal 4 minutes in the game, fortunately Arnaldo Fantini had problems saving as it came toward the left post. In the 7th minute Franklin Falcão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaldo Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnaldo Fantini was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gugu Travassos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. In the 12th minute, Granadero10's Gugu Travassos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arnaldo Fantini. Arnaldo Fantini yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Arnaldo Fantini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Betão Senna in the 15th minute. After 21 played minutes Alvinegro de Tupã got a freekick which was hit by Ruy Lopez. Granadero10's Gugu Travassos was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 25th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. When Granadero10's Gugu Travassos in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alvinegro de Tupã's goalie prevented a goal. In the 29th minute, Granadero10's Franklin Falcão ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arnaldo Fantini. Arnaldo Fantini yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gugu Travassos in the 33rd minute of play forced Alvinegro de Tupã's goalkeeper Arnaldo Fantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnaldo Fantini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gugu Travassos in the 35th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Betão Senna reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Arnaldo Fantini. The goal made the score 5-0. Benê Cosme hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. A collision led to Alvinegro de Tupã getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Henrique Monteiro hit a great ball. In the 48th minute Gugu Travassos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaldo Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Betão Senna to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Gilberto Valadares managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alvinegro de Tupã's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilberto Valadares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sydney Barros breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arnaldo Fantini came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Granadero10's Betão Senna. But to his dismay, Betão Senna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. In the 61st minute Betão Senna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaldo Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnaldo Fantini came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Granadero10's Betão Senna. But to his dismay, Betão Senna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. After 68 minutes of play, Granadero10's Gugu Travassos made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnaldo Fantini was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arnaldo Fantini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Betão Senna in the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betão Senna in the 78th minute of play forced Alvinegro de Tupã's goalkeeper Arnaldo Fantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gugu Travassos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betão Senna in the 86th minute of play forced Alvinegro de Tupã's goalkeeper Arnaldo Fantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arnaldo Fantini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gugu Travassos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alvinegro de Tupã's Arnaldo Fantini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Betão Senna in the 91st minute of play. Betão Senna hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Alvinegro de Tupã defense, Betão Senna kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnaldo Fantini. The Alvinegro de Tupã fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnaldo Fantini should have stopped the shot. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Granadero10 fully deserved thier win.