U21 World League

Arena Saruê
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5769, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Didi Gaúcho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Hubert Villa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Steven Novak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Sandrinho Sabóia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sandrinho Sabóia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Schürhoff, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Renatinho Leal managed to get in a good position for a shot. AF CERRADO's supporters rose to their feet, but Renatinho Leal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hubert Villa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brandon Steinmetz in the 14th minute of play forced AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Sandrinho Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hubert Villa was a little too slow when Didi Gaúcho got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 1-0. After 27 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AF CERRADO! AF CERRADO:s Sandrinho Sabóia showed great skill when he stopped Benjamin Schürhoff:s penalty. In the 30th minute Jude Bellingham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sandrinho Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hubert Villa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Didi Gaúcho in the 32nd minute. Sandrinho Sabóia came out of the goal in the 48th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Unterrudling's Jude Bellingham. But to his dismay, Jude Bellingham quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jude Bellingham to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joel Gerber during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 53 played minutes AF CERRADO got a freekick which was hit by Joel Gerber. In the 54th minute, Steven Novak fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Sandrinho Sabóia, passed just outside the right post. Jude Bellingham hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. When Steven Novak came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the FC Unterrudling fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Steven Novak couldn't finish the play. Hubert Villa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renatinho Leal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AF CERRADO's Sandrinho Sabóia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jude Bellingham in the 74th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Unterrudling's Hans-Jürgen Stegelmeier got a free kick in the 75th minute. FC Unterrudling's Hubert Villa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Didi Gaúcho in the 76th minute of play. Brandon Steinmetz hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Artur Sergipano struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Hubert Villa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AF CERRADO. AF CERRADO's Sandrinho Sabóia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save AF CERRADO from getting a goal against them. In the 86th minute Steven Novak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sandrinho Sabóia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steven Novak in the 92nd minute of play forced AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Sandrinho Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, AF CERRADO's Sandrinho Sabóia got control of the ball when Brandon Steinmetz tried to sneak it across the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, AF CERRADO's goal looked a bit too open when Jude Bellingham came free, but Sandrinho Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brandon Steinmetz in the 97th minute of play forced AF CERRADO's goalkeeper Sandrinho Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.