U21 World League

Estádio Azteca
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Luiz Nascimento got the match started through his kick off. 2 minutes into the game, Mario Balotelli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. México Eterno MZC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ the free kick. After 2 played minutes México Eterno MZC got a freekick which was hit by Mario Balotelli. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evaristo Mello in the 12th minute of play forced México Eterno MZC's goalkeeper Silas Nascimento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute of the match Rodrigo Melo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Oswaldo Nunes skillfully saved the ball. Rodrigo Melo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Oswaldo Nunes firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind México Eterno MZC's goalkeeper Silas Nascimento, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Evaristo Mello came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ 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 Evaristo Mello couldn't finish the play. In the 22nd minute Eugênio Viana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oswaldo Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicolas Pena kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Hudson Melo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Oswaldo Nunes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mario Balotelli showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. México Eterno MZC's Silas Nascimento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nando de Queiroz in the 31st minute of play. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 35th minute, when Mario Balotelli scored to the left of an out of position Oswaldo Nunes, making the score, 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as México Eterno MZC's Mario Balotelli slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Oswaldo Nunes. That made the score 3-0 after 38 minutes of play. A collision led to México Eterno MZC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Lúcio Baiano hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Balotelli in the 44th minute of play forced ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's goalkeeper Oswaldo Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to México Eterno MZC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Nicolas Pena hit a great ball. 48 minutes into the match, México Eterno MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Evaristo Mello came free, but Silas Nascimento reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rodrigo Melo made a kick off. Oswaldo Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Melo, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Luiz Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Rodrigo Melo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Oswaldo Nunes. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of México Eterno MZC booed when ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cássio Rock didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oswaldo Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Gordeenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 77th minute Mario Balotelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oswaldo Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eugênio Viana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Oswaldo Nunes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 88 minutes into the match, Carlitos Tevez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oswaldo Nunes. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlitos Tevez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Nicolas Pena kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. México Eterno MZC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ for a fine match.