U21 World League

NEM CT Stadium
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Mete Ferro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 5 played minutes Juventus EC got a freekick which was hit by Dario Magalhães. Dadá Ponta struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Mateus de Senna didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for New England Minas. The supporters of Juventus EC booed when New England Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diogo Yurin didn't get a good kick on the ball. A throw-in in the 11th minute of the game was made by Pedro Sanches with Yuri Alberto as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 14th minute of the match New England Minas got a corner. Juventus EC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dadá Ponta ran over to the corner to take the kick. New England Minas's Dadá Ponta was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mateus de Senna in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur França in the 16th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Segundo Gol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mete Ferro took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mateus de Senna. Mateus de Senna dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Cory Kirkland kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, New England Minas's Mete Ferro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mateus de Senna narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 30 minutes in the game Zé Pedro Paraense did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Pedro Sanches. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mete Ferro got free with Mateus de Senna in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mete Ferro got free with Mateus de Senna in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 39 minutes into the game, Cory Kirkland recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mateus de Senna. Cory Kirkland showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. In the 43rd minute, New England Minas's Cory Kirkland dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Juventus EC's goalkeeper Mateus de Senna, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mateus de Senna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dallas Seymour, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yuri Alberto to make the kick off. Segundo Gol made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Américo Fernandes sent off a good shot on target. Mateus de Senna didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mete Ferro went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mete Ferro in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mateus de Senna prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Segundo Gol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Américo Fernandes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Juventus EC booed when New England Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mete Ferro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Juventus EC booed when New England Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tanner Merrill didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabian Balbuena took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Segundo Gol. New England Minas's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Mete Ferro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mateus de Senna was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. With 79 minutes on the clock, Wilfredo Middleton commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Segundo Gol had in the 81stth minute some difficulties stopping Fabian Balbuena's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Pedro Sanches made in the 85th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Yuri Alberto however managed to control. A sloppy throw-in by Pedro Sanches in the 89th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by New England Minas's Diogo Yurin. Dadá Ponta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateus de Senna having to interfere.