U21 World League

Arena Blitzkrieg
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5738, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gilmar Torres took the kick off in the first half of the match. Passa o Tanque MZ's Bernd Goldsche got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 5th minute, Bernd Goldsche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After recieving a nice pass, PGE FC's 倪磊飞 tried to score from far away in the 8th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Cristo Gonchan's late challenge caught a Passa o Tanque MZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristo Gonchan helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to PGE FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Cristo Gonchan hit a great ball. In the 11th minute Guillermo Eguen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvério Netto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Silvério Netto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillermo Eguen in the 16th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind PGE FC's goalkeeper Alberto Diagur, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 25 minutes into the game, Gilson Amaral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Passa o Tanque MZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PGE FC the free kick. After 25 played minutes Passa o Tanque MZ got a freekick which was hit by Gilson Amaral. After 27 minutes of play, PGE FC's Cristo Gonchan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silvério Netto was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Passa o Tanque MZ's Hélder Custódio got a free kick in the 29th minute. Passa o Tanque MZ's Silvério Netto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Popcorn Haedo in the 32nd minute of play. In the 37th minute Popcorn Haedo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvério Netto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberto Diagur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernd Goldsche in the 39th minute. With an all-out effort, Passa o Tanque MZ's Alberto Diagur threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gilmar Torres, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Gilvan Cabral's late challenge caught a PGE FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gilvan Cabral helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th minute, Gilvan Cabral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Passa o Tanque MZ getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Genílson Marquez hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After a rather tough play, Passa o Tanque MZ's Hélder Custódio got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Alberto Diagur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilmar Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. A hard shot 59 in the game by Guillermo Eguen from a close distance when the talented Silvério Netto managed to make a qualified save. Passa o Tanque MZ's players were relieved. Popcorn Haedo charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Popcorn Haedo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd match minute, PGE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Popcorn Haedo to maneuver through the defense. 63 minutes into the match, Gilmar Torres notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of PGE FC's Alberto Diagur. Alberto Diagur was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernd Goldsche in the 67th minute of play forced PGE FC's goalkeeper Alberto Diagur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After taking down the ball on Passa o Tanque MZ's corner Carlinhos Carvalho fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alberto Diagur quite easily take care of the ball. Cristian Adrio kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Bernd Goldsche recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Hélder Custódio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute, Cristo Gonchan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Bernd Goldsche managed to get in a good position for a shot. Passa o Tanque MZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernd Goldsche was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alberto Diagur breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Passa o Tanque MZ's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.