U21 World League

Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 8431 (Terracing: 6324, Seating: 1939, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Walmir Teles got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Coritiba Foot Ball Club getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Walmir Teles hit a great ball. In the 8th minute, Leandro Damião got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 10 minutes into the match, Grêmio RK75's goal looked a bit too open when Walmir Teles came free, but Matias Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Coritiba Foot Ball Club's Roberto Biaggio got a free kick in the 10th minute. Igor Nóbrega had several of the Coritiba Foot Ball Club's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 22 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Durval Messias as he didn't even see the shot coming. Matias Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walmir Teles in the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute of the game Gerson Alvarenga made a throw-in which Célio Queirós played forward. The supporters of Coritiba Foot Ball Club booed when Grêmio RK75 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Linares didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Walmir Teles sped through Grêmio RK75's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Matias Taffarel. In the 35th match minute, Grêmio RK75 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Linares to maneuver through the defense. Grêmio RK75's Matias Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cacá Britovskiy in the 37th minute of play. Matias Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walmir Teles in the 37th minute of the match. Matias Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Walmir Teles, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Igor Nóbrega managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grêmio RK75's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Nóbrega was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Durval Messias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Matias Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Célio Queirós in the 43rd minute of play. Matias Taffarel came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Coritiba Foot Ball Club's Célio Queirós. But to his dismay, Célio Queirós quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leandro Damião made a kick off. Matias Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Célio Queirós in the 54th minute of the match. Matias Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Célio Queirós in the 54th minute of the match. A collision led to Coritiba Foot Ball Club getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Vicente Higuera hit a great ball. A collision led to Grêmio RK75 getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Leandro Damião hit a great ball. The supporters of Coritiba Foot Ball Club booed when Grêmio RK75 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guilherme Xande didn't get a good kick on the ball. Durval Messias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Nóbrega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matias Taffarel was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Roberto Biaggio capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Roberto Biaggio really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Célio Queirós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grêmio RK75's Denílson Ferreira was substituted for Nilton Lira. In the 69th minute of the game Gerson Alvarenga made a throw-in which Célio Queirós played forward. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Denílson Ferreira in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Durval Messias prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Matias Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Higuera, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Grêmio RK75's Matias Taffarel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Grêmio RK75 from getting a goal against them. Denílson Ferreira struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Durval Messias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grêmio RK75. After 80 played minutes Coritiba Foot Ball Club got a freekick which was hit by Roberto Biaggio. With a little luck, Grêmio RK75's Matias Taffarel got control of the ball when Walmir Teles tried to sneak it across the goal line. Matias Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cacá Britovskiy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Coritiba Foot Ball Club's Matias Taffarel threw himself towards the right post 92 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Walmir Teles, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Lucas Veríssimo hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The Grêmio RK75 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Coritiba Foot Ball Club's performance. The match ended with a win for Coritiba Foot Ball Club.