U21 World League

Chiqueirinho
Spectators: 7860 (Terracing: 5895, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 157) Gerazan Lluba started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Rik Sirguero was a little too slow when Jairo Macedo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 2nd minute. The score was now 1-0. When Tavio Prus fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fire Breathers FC's protests and gave Tavio Prus a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Fire Breathers FC's Tavio Prus got a free kick in the 5th minute. 6 minutes in the game, Cícero Munhoz dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gerazan Lluba in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dário Neiva prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cícero Munhoz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 15 minutes into the game, Fire Breathers FC's Gerazan Lluba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dário Neiva made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Dário Neiva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerazan Lluba in the 29th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Jairo Macedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Fire Breathers FC booed when Qjos MiLLano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osman Ali Fidan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Qjos MiLLano's Dário Neiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerazan Lluba in the 34th minute of play. Dário Neiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lando Ermua, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Jairo Macedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Qjos MiLLano's supporters rose to their feet, but Jairo Macedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rik Sirguero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match clock showed 41 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Gerazan Lluba sped through Qjos MiLLano's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dário Neiva. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cícero Munhoz to make the kick off. After 56 played minutes Qjos MiLLano got a freekick which was hit by Jairo Macedo. Rik Sirguero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cícero Munhoz in the 64th minute of play. In the 68th minute Cícero Munhoz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rik Sirguero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qjos MiLLano's Dário Neiva proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Qjos MiLLano from getting a goal against them. When Cícero Munhoz came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Qjos MiLLano 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 Cícero Munhoz couldn't finish the play. Qjos MiLLano's Cícero Munhoz got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Qjos MiLLano's zone, Gerazan Lluba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dário Neiva came out of the goal and Gerazan Lluba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Xeromo Burdeos made in the 87th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Qjos MiLLano's Tomás Leiva. 88 minutes into the match, Cícero Munhoz notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Fire Breathers FC's Rik Sirguero. Rik Sirguero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Qjos MiLLano's Dário Neiva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerazan Lluba in the 93rd minute of play.