U21 World League

Catatumbo Park
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicolao Nogal kicked off to start the match. When Kamalabuddhi Abu Al Dahab fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's protests and gave Kamalabuddhi Abu Al Dahab a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Kamalabuddhi Abu Al Dahab got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 9th minute of the game Amadeu Esteves made a throw-in which Rafa Borre played forward. In the 10th match minute, Trindade Atlético Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeu Esteves to maneuver through the defense. In the 11thth minute of the game Nicolao Nogal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Trindade Atlético Club's Edmílson Britto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the last second Edmílson Britto throw himself and got hold of the ball when Nicolao Nogal in the 12thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 16th minute, Nicolao Nogal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edmílson Britto was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. The supporters of Imperio Catatumbo de Lara booed when Trindade Atlético Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kiko Cearense didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 29 minutes of play, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Nicolao Nogal made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edmílson Britto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Edmílson Britto came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Nicolao Nogal. But to his dismay, Nicolao Nogal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Edmílson Britto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolao Nogal in the 38th minute of play. Nicolao Nogal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nicolao Nogal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Edmílson Britto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's zone, Cristiano Ronaldinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marta Poom came out of the goal and Cristiano Ronaldinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristiano Mota to strike the kick off in the second half. If Nicolao Nogal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edmílson Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolao Nogal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes into the match, Nicolao Nogal notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Trindade Atlético Club's Edmílson Britto. Edmílson Britto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 67 minutes, Nicolao Nogal made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. Trindade Atlético Club's Edmílson Britto tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara made a substitution. Angelino Lore replaced Fermín Gay. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Ádám Dobos was substituted for Cristiano De La Iglesia. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Saturnin Lozada was substituted for Kamalabuddhi Abu Al Dahab. Nicolao Nogal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Edmílson Britto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Nicolao Nogal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edmílson Britto was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Eudoxio Queipo kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Edmílson Britto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolao Nogal, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 78th minute, Cristiano Mota hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 79 played minutes, Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Batista Diana shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Edmílson Britto came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Imperio Catatumbo de Lara reached it. When Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Nicolao Nogal in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Trindade Atlético Club's goalie prevented a goal. Edmílson Britto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelino Lore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Nicolao Nogal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Edmílson Britto was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Edmílson Britto came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's Nicolao Nogal. But to his dismay, Nicolao Nogal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. Kiko Cearense's late challenge caught a Imperio Catatumbo de Lara's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kiko Cearense helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95thth minute of the game Nicolao Nogal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Trindade Atlético Club's Edmílson Britto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Imperio Catatumbo de Lara were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Trindade Atlético Club for a fine match.