U21 World League

Estádio Arapucão
Spectators: 9610 (Terracing: 7200, Seating: 2200, VIP seats: 210) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lv Lei started the match with the kick off. KOO Tigers's Halil Utku Evvah proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save KOO Tigers from getting a goal against them. 8 minutes into the match, Jataiense Futebol Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Lv Lei came free, but Thiago Paraibano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jataiense Futebol Clube's Thiago Paraibano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lv Lei in the 10th minute of play. Thiago Paraibano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Meriç Baytekin in the 11th minute of the match. After 16 played minutes KOO Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Seyfi Akbayrak. Halil Utku Evvah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gualter Gulak, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gualter Gulak in the 21st minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Halil Utku Evvah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thiago Paraibano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lv Lei, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Halil Utku Evvah made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gualter Gulak in the 33rd minute. In the 36th minute, Lv Lei 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. Halil Utku Evvah made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gualter Gulak in the 38th minute. Halil Utku Evvah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Golaki Goiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lv Lei in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thiago Paraibano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 45th minute of the match KOO Tigers got a corner. Jataiense Futebol Clube's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hilmi Onursan ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hilmi Onursan made a great header on KOO Tigers's corner, it was just that Jataiense Futebol Clube's Thiago Paraibano managed to reach the ball for a save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Jataiense Futebol Clube made a substitution. Nino Maldini replaced Luís Gustavo Messias. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Golaki Goiano made a kick off. Alexander Milošević hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Thiago Paraibano made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Lv Lei sent off a good shot on target. In the 59th match minute, Jataiense Futebol Clube was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murilo Palmeira to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Jataiense Futebol Clube getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Murilo Palmeira hit a great ball. KOO Tigers's Désiré Kaká was substituted for Meriç Baytekin. After 65 played minutes Jataiense Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Murilo Palmeira. After a rather tough play, KOO Tigers's Seyfi Akbayrak got a free kick in the 67th minute. A collision led to KOO Tigers getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Hilmi Onursan hit a great ball. In the 74th match minute, KOO Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hilmi Onursan to maneuver through the defense. After 78 minutes of play, KOO Tigers's Lv Lei made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thiago Paraibano was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Horácio Gonçalves in the 82nd minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Halil Utku Evvah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gualter Gulak kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horácio Gonçalves in the 89th minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Halil Utku Evvah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the game, Aras Aydın threw the ball into play from the sideline. Jataiense Futebol Clube's Nino Maldini quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. KOO Tigers's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.