U21 World League

La Visera
Spectators: 7753 (Terracing: 5830, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 157) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leopoldo Mitxel started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leopoldo Mitxel in the 3rd minute of play forced New Joinville - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Xande Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xandinho Kane in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ignacy Pliszka saved Defensores del Albinegro from getting behind. Erubiel Abalos kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. After having played for 17 minutes, Xandinho Kane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. New Joinville - FSCMZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xandinho Kane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Xande Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Mitxel in the 21st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Leopoldo Mitxel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xande Buffon was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Xande Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Mitxel in the 23rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Erubiel Abalos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xande Buffon was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Xande Buffon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leopoldo Mitxel's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. In the 35th minute, Defensores del Albinegro's Leopoldo Mitxel dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erubiel Abalos in the 38th minute of play forced New Joinville - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Xande Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Xandinho Kane ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ignacy Pliszka was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lamine Xande to make the kick off. New Joinville - FSCMZ made a substitution. Emílio Martins replaced Durvalino Travassos. 62 minutes into the game, Marquinhos Jacinto threw the ball into play from the sideline. Defensores del Albinegro's Erubiel Abalos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Chiquinho de Amorim lost his temper 63 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Ignacy Pliszka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lamine Xande in the 69th minute of play. Ronaldo Viana's late challenge caught a Defensores del Albinegro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ronaldo Viana helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Defensores del Albinegro booed when New Joinville - FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ronaldo Viana didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute, New Joinville - FSCMZ's Lamine Xande dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Xande Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Justin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnaldo Justin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Xande Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Mitxel in the 91st minute of the match. Ignacy Pliszka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lamine Xande, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Arnaldo Justin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Defensores del Albinegro'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.