U21 World League

Palacio de Poseidón
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Soyuncu Entero started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Vila Zumbi got a freekick which was hit by Ulysses Vaz. Guerau Villaescusa took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abelardo Barreto. Abelardo Barreto 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. Soyuncu Entero could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Abelardo Barreto made a huge save. Abelardo Barreto was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Severo Duro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Severo Duro really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 18th minute, POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol's Severo Duro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Abelardo Barreto. Abelardo Barreto yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. After 21 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Vila Zumbi! Abelardo Barreto had in the 23rdth minute some difficulties stopping Guerau Villaescusa's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 23 minutes of play, POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol's Guerau Villaescusa made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abelardo Barreto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hílton Vander's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emilio Haro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute Vila Zumbi were awarded a corner. Hílton Vander went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Fernandão Peixoto almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol's Emilio Haro did a great save. Ronaldo Meirelles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Severo Duro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Abelardo Barreto firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 42nd minute, Fumo Pedrais hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute Severo Duro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Barreto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Severo Duro, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 46 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Abelardo Barreto was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

Abelardo Barreto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severo Duro in the 52nd minute of the match. Abelardo Barreto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guerau Villaescusa went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Guilherme Almeida hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Ronaldo Meirelles's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emilio Haro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. After 78 minutes of play, POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol's Severo Duro made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abelardo Barreto was left in no man's land by his defense there! 80 minutes into the match, Vila Zumbi's goal looked a bit too open when Guerau Villaescusa came free, but Abelardo Barreto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severo Duro in the 85th minute of play forced Vila Zumbi's goalkeeper Abelardo Barreto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tab Boldu kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. In the 88th minute Guerau Villaescusa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Barreto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Vila Zumbi defense, Severo Duro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abelardo Barreto. The Vila Zumbi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abelardo Barreto should have stopped the shot. A collision led to POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Tab Boldu hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The POSEIDON FC DeusDeFutbol fans cheered their team off the field, for while Vila Zumbi had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.