U21 World League

Darzhas Stadium
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thomás Motta started the match with the kick off. Alius Amontas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adelino Silveira in the 6th minute of the match. Adelino Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Duda Soeiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laimutis Baleika in the 13th minute of play. Duda Soeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laime Laime in the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Nuno Moraes 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. The audience was convinced that Laime Laime's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Duda Soeiro was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Harsh Gods's Alius Amontas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adelino Silveira in the 30th minute of play. Stanislovas Jacys's late challenge caught a Aesir FC FSCMZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stanislovas Jacys helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Harsh Gods's Stanislovas Jacys got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Adelino Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Laimutis Baleika fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Harsh Gods's protests and gave Laimutis Baleika a yellow card for diving instead. In the 43rd minute of the match Harsh Gods got a corner. Aesir FC FSCMZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Massimo Di Biagio ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jefferson Rodrigues hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Jonas-Marius Petras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Laime Laime made the kick off in the second half. Laime Laime sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Laime Laime's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Duda Soeiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Laime Laime in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Duda Soeiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Harsh Gods getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Laimutis Baleika hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the game, Waldir Alcântara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aesir FC FSCMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Harsh Gods the free kick. After a rather tough play, Aesir FC FSCMZ's Waldir Alcântara got a free kick in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Massimo Di Biagio in the 61st minute of play forced Aesir FC FSCMZ's goalkeeper Duda Soeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute Adelino Silveira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alius Amontas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After taking down the ball on Aesir FC FSCMZ's corner Thomás Motta fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alius Amontas quite easily take care of the ball. When Harsh Gods's Laime Laime in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Aesir FC FSCMZ's goalie prevented a goal. Thomás Motta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alius Amontas having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laime Laime in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Duda Soeiro saved Aesir FC FSCMZ from getting behind. The supporters of Aesir FC FSCMZ booed when Harsh Gods was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domas Stankaitis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alius Amontas was out of position in the 83 minute of play, and Adelino Silveira capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Adelino Silveira really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Laime Laime fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duda Soeiro having to interfere. The Harsh Gods fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when Harsh Gods's Laime Laime looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thomás Motta might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alius Amontas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thomás Motta ran back to his position shaking his head. Adelino Silveira took the ball and in the 96 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alius Amontas. Alius Amontas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3.