U21 World League

Jereba
Spectators: 7765 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) Márcio Cruz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Khamzat Chimaev made a precise shot to the right of Romeu da Cunha. Jereba 4EVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Lukas Drewitz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Márcio Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jereba 4EVER's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Reynaldo Mello in the 8th minute. The corner led Jereba 4EVER's Reynaldo Mello to fire away a dangerous shot which Lukas Drewitz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fred Amorim in the 10th minute of play forced Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper Romeu da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Márcio Cruz notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of The Heren Istarion's Lukas Drewitz. Lukas Drewitz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 17 minutes in the game Fred Amorim did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Jan-Ove Berglund. The Heren Istarion's Lukas Drewitz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save The Heren Istarion from getting a goal against them. After 27 minutes of play, The Heren Istarion's Khamzat Chimaev made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romeu da Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Romeu da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elberg Azov, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute Elberg Azov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeu da Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper Romeu da Cunha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of The Heren Istarion booed when Jereba 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Augusto Barbosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Natã Capixaba kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Romeu da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fred Amorim, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Khamzat Chimaev was the one to do the kick off. Romeu da Cunha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elberg Azov's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elberg Azov in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romeu da Cunha saved Jereba 4EVER from getting behind. Romeu da Cunha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elberg Azov in the 53rd minute. 56 minutes into the match, Jereba 4EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Elberg Azov came free, but Romeu da Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 57 minutes, Márcio Cruz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jereba 4EVER and the The Heren Istarion players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 57 played minutes Jereba 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Márcio Cruz. The Heren Istarion made a substitution. Christopher Öberg replaced Big Brainovich. After 59 played minutes Jereba 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Márcio Cruz. Romeu da Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elberg Azov went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. A collision led to Jereba 4EVER getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Luiz Fábio Penha hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Jereba 4EVER's Luiz Fábio Penha got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 78thth minute of the game Márcio Cruz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Heren Istarion's Lukas Drewitz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elberg Azov in the 85th minute of play forced Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper Romeu da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luiz Fábio Penha's late challenge caught a The Heren Istarion's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luiz Fábio Penha helped the player get up and apologised. After 86 played minutes Jereba 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Luiz Fábio Penha. Jereba 4EVER's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Elberg Azov scored to the left of an out of position Romeu da Cunha, making the score, 2-5. Elberg Azov was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 95th minute. The Heren Istarion's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When the final whistle sounded The Heren Istarion left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Jereba 4EVER.