U21 World League

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 7683 (Terracing: 5763, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Téo Meireles took the kick off in the first half of the match. Orlando Mineiro hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. If Luís Ferreira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when C.A. GUAYACO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Ferreira didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Estevez Palmeira fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ITAFUT 4EVER's protests and gave Estevez Palmeira a yellow card for diving instead. After 14 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Estevez Palmeira. ITAFUT 4EVER's Zé Augusto Cardoso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Téo Meireles in the 14th minute of play. After 17 minutes of play, C.A. GUAYACO's Luís Ferreira made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zé Augusto Cardoso was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Celsinho Vinhas in the 22nd minute of play forced C.A. GUAYACO's goalkeeper Arias Burgo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celsinho Vinhas scored 1-1 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arias Burgo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Celsinho Vinhas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 32ndth minute tested the skills of Arias Burgo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. C.A. GUAYACO's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Celsinho Vinhas scored to the left of an out of position Arias Burgo, making the score, 3-1. Celsinho Vinhas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Arias Burgo made a huge save. 39 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Téo Meireles came free, but Zé Augusto Cardoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xinto Neira charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xinto Neira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when C.A. GUAYACO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xinto Neira didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 44 played minutes C.A. GUAYACO got a freekick which was hit by Téo Meireles. Arias Burgo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celsinho Vinhas in the 45th minute of the match. C.A. GUAYACO's Arias Burgo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Mineiro in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Orlando Mineiro to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Orlando Mineiro in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arias Burgo saved C.A. GUAYACO from getting behind. In the 54th minute, one of C.A. GUAYACO:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for C.A. GUAYACO. Luís Ferreira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 67 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Afonso Maciel. C.A. GUAYACO made a substitution. Luis Rechani replaced Ortiz Zumarraga. With a little luck, ITAFUT 4EVER's Zé Augusto Cardoso got control of the ball when Agustin Pillado tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 74th minute, Estevez Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, C.A. GUAYACO's Téo Meireles sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zé Augusto Cardoso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 79th match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Estevez Palmeira to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Luiz Perez hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Zé Augusto Cardoso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Ferreira in the 87th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sidney Lima during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sidney Lima kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 94th minute ITAFUT 4EVER were awarded a corner. Celsinho Vinhas went to the cornerflag to take it. The referee gave ITAFUT 4EVER a penalty, 96 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Celsinho Vinhas, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of C.A. GUAYACO's Arias Burgo. 5-1. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. ITAFUT 4EVER were victorious despite being under pressure from C.A. GUAYACO for much of the match.