U21 World League

Arena Taquaras
Spectators: 7724 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) 2 minutes into the match, Francisco Villagrán had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Décio Marinho. ADM Taquaras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Francisco Villagrán was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Décio Marinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Villagrán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lautaro Estebanez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michel Drogba in the 11th minute of the match. Décio Marinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Villagrán in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dito Donato in the 17th minute of play forced Sabaneta FC's goalkeeper Lautaro Estebanez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 17 played minutes Sabaneta FC got a freekick which was hit by Maximo Lomba. 21 minutes into the match, ADM Taquaras's goal looked a bit too open when Clemente Ruy came free, but Décio Marinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, ADM Taquaras's Lautaro Estebanez threw himself towards the right post 22 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Dito Donato, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Michel Shevchenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Drogba in the 26th minute of play forced Sabaneta FC's goalkeeper Lautaro Estebanez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Sabaneta FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Clemente Ruy hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the game, ADM Taquaras's Dito Donato nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lautaro Estebanez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After 35 minutes of play, Sabaneta FC's Diego Angulo made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Décio Marinho was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Michel Ibrahimovic's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lautaro Estebanez was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Décio Marinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Angulo in the 43rd minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Diego Angulo made the kick off in the second half. Sabaneta FC's Lautaro Estebanez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Ibrahimovic in the 57th minute of play. ADM Taquaras's Décio Marinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Villagrán in the 59th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Rui Cabral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the ADM Taquaras defense, Raul Clavell kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Décio Marinho. The ADM Taquaras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Décio Marinho should have stopped the shot. ADM Taquaras's Décio Marinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Angulo in the 72nd minute of play. If Dito Donato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rdth minute of the game Dito Donato who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sabaneta FC's Lautaro Estebanez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 85 played minutes ADM Taquaras got a freekick which was hit by Rui Cabral. Décio Marinho didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 88th minute, which inside left pole to 1-4. Michel Ibrahimovic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Michel Ibrahimovic struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Lautaro Estebanez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ADM Taquaras.