U21 World League

Ashbourne Stadium
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) 3 minutes into the game, Emin Altair was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Líbano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BRASIL.Sp the free kick. BRASIL.Sp made a substitution. Marcos Amorim replaced Luís Guilherme Vasconcelos. After a rather tough play, Líbano's Emin Altair got a free kick in the 4th minute. The supporters of BRASIL.Sp booed when Líbano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salim Haddad didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the match, BRASIL.Sp's goalkeeper Caio Penha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdul Halim Aban. Marcos Amorim kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 11th minute of the match Salim Haddad sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Caio Penha skillfully saved the ball. Caio Penha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdul Halim Aban, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. With his leg Caio Penha managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Líbano's Abdul Halim Aban fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Líbano getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Salim Haddad hit a great ball. Hafiz Romad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Durval Meireles, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Durval Meireles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hafiz Romad having to interfere. The supporters of BRASIL.Sp booed when Líbano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salah El Aska didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcos Amorim during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 35 played minutes BRASIL.Sp got a freekick which was hit by Marcos Amorim. In the 44th minute, Durval Meireles left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BRASIL.Sp fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Percy Cearense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Hafiz Romad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdul Halim Aban stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 64 minutes into the game, Durval Meireles lined in a short shot 0-3 behind a frustrated Hafiz Romad. Durval Meireles struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Hafiz Romad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BRASIL.Sp. Durval Meireles received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hafiz Romad came out and tried to block the shot, but Durval Meireles slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 73rd minute. Salah El Aska 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. Caio Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wassim Suoud in the 81st minute of the match. Abdul Halim Aban hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. A collision led to BRASIL.Sp getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Durval Meireles hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. BRASIL.Sp had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.