U21 World League

WSZ Legend Stadium
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Murilo Paes made the kick off and thus started the match. Duda Lago was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 10th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, White StarZ's Ovidio Santiago got a free kick in the 17th minute. Benito Bernat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Murilo Paes, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Maicon Linhares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apolo Edwardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Ekzema F.V.'s goal looked a bit too open when Apolo Edwardo came free, but Maicon Linhares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvaro Pérez García sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of White StarZ booed when Ekzema F.V. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murilo Paes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ekzema F.V.'s Maicon Linhares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apolo Edwardo in the 35th minute of play. A collision led to Ekzema F.V. getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Daniel Bueno hit a great ball. Maicon Linhares didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 37th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. When Cipriano Sansone fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored White StarZ's protests and gave Cipriano Sansone a yellow card for diving instead. Cipriano Sansone hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Duda Lago took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 47th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Benito Bernat. White StarZ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Alvaro Pérez García received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Maicon Linhares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Apolo Edwardo took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Maicon Linhares. Maicon Linhares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Samuca Tróia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Benito Bernat came out and tried to block the shot, but Samuca Tróia slotted it home off the left post making it 3-1 in the 57th minute. Daniel Bueno hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. When Alvaro Pérez García came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the White StarZ 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 Alvaro Pérez García couldn't finish the play. When Matheus Aparecido fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ekzema F.V.'s protests and gave Matheus Aparecido a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st minute, Matheus Aparecido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78thth minute of the game Alvaro Pérez García who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ekzema F.V.'s Maicon Linhares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ruben Ramone hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Maicon Linhares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Pérez García, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Duda Lago hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. The supporters of White StarZ booed when Ekzema F.V. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duda Lago didn't get a good kick on the ball. Apolo Edwardo succeeded in the game's 86th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-1. Benito Bernat made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Samuca Tróia sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of White StarZ booed when Ekzema F.V. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afonsinho Valladares didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Murilo Paes in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benito Bernat prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Murilo Paes in the 96th minute of play forced White StarZ's goalkeeper Benito Bernat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. White StarZ's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.