U21 World League

Jose Amalfitani
Spectators: 7714 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edmundo Dos Santos took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Lon Lanteigne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Zurdo FC's goalkeeper Guillermo Timo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Lon Lanteigne managed to get in a good position for a shot. BRASIL.Sp's supporters rose to their feet, but Lon Lanteigne was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guillermo Timo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 6 minutes into the game, Durval Meireles was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BRASIL.Sp's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zurdo FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, BRASIL.Sp's Durval Meireles got a free kick in the 6th minute. Guillermo Timo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lon Lanteigne in the 10th minute of the match. Bernardino Pabla kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. If Nestor Tadzio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lon Lanteigne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Guillermo Timo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, Durval Meireles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Guillermo Timo. Zurdo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Durval Meireles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Bernardino Pabla made in the 42nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Higinio Lertxun however managed to control. Edmundo Dos Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caio Penha having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Durval Meireles stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Godofredo Mel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Caio Penha having to interfere. Edmundo Dos Santos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Paulo José Neto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Guillermo Timo made a huge save. After 62 played minutes Zurdo FC got a freekick which was hit by Silvestre Cordario. Zurdo FC's Guillermo Timo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Zurdo FC from getting a goal against them. Caio Penha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Dos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Durval Meireles took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guillermo Timo. Guillermo Timo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Guillermo Timo made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Luís Guilherme Vasconcelos sent off a good shot on target. Guillermo Timo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lon Lanteigne in the 74th minute. Higinio Lertxun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Caio Penha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guillermo Timo came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by BRASIL.Sp's Luís Guilherme Vasconcelos. But to his dismay, Luís Guilherme Vasconcelos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. With a little luck, Zurdo FC's Guillermo Timo got control of the ball when Luís Guilherme Vasconcelos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Caio Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Tadzio, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Lon Lanteigne took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guillermo Timo. Guillermo Timo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Luís Guilherme Vasconcelos struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Guillermo Timo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BRASIL.Sp. Volkan Umurbay kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match.