U21 World League

Asgard Stadium
Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Thomás Motta got the match started through his kick off. Adelino Silveira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute, Thomás Motta reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Giannis Gounaris. The goal made the score 1-0. Klemensas Makauskas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Aesir FC FSCMZ's Thomás Motta got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 24 minutes into the match, Aesir FC FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Eddi Ramkilde came free, but Duda Soeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Aesir FC FSCMZ getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Jefferson Rodrigues hit a great ball. Jefferson Rodrigues might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Giannis Gounaris. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jefferson Rodrigues ran back to his position shaking his head. Klemensas Makauskas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duda Soeiro having to interfere. In the 41st match minute, Aesir FC FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jefferson Rodrigues to maneuver through the defense. Klemensas Makauskas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Aesir FC FSCMZ getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Délio Araújo hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Klemensas Makauskas made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, FC Karamba's Erikas Rasiukas seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Erikas Rasiukas the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC Karamba protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Erikas Rasiukas had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 51 minutes into the game, one of FC Karamba:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Giannis Gounaris had in the 54thth minute some difficulties stopping Nestor Varela's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 56th match minute, Aesir FC FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomás Motta to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomás Motta in the 60th minute of play forced FC Karamba's goalkeeper Giannis Gounaris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giannis Gounaris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomás Motta, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 65th minute, Délio Araújo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th minute of the match, Eddi Ramkilde tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Duda Soeiro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Aesir FC FSCMZ's Duda Soeiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eddi Ramkilde in the 70th minute of play. Giannis Gounaris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomás Motta in the 73rd minute of play. When Adelino Silveira fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aesir FC FSCMZ's protests and gave Adelino Silveira a yellow card for diving instead. Adelino Silveira hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thomás Motta during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Giannis Gounaris didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thomás Motta went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After 98 minutes of play, Aesir FC FSCMZ's Adelino Silveira made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giannis Gounaris was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Aesir FC FSCMZ fans cheered their team off the field, for while FC Karamba had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.