U21 World League

Andarilhos Arena
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Natalio Iratzeder started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute, Godofredo Guifre 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. Yuri Ventura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godofredo Guifre in the 9th minute of play. In the 12th minute Godofredo Guifre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yuri Ventura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute, Teo Igon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gervasio Efren made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Jarbas Estrela sent off a good shot on target. 20 minutes into the match, C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's goalkeeper Gervasio Efren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jairo Soeiro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Godofredo Guifre in the 22nd minute of play forced Andarilhos's goalkeeper Yuri Ventura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jairo Soeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jairo Soeiro did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Gervasio Efren 25 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Godofredo Guifre in the 30th minute of play forced Andarilhos's goalkeeper Yuri Ventura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jarbas Estrela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Gervasio Efren made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jairo Soeiro got free with Gervasio Efren in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34th minute, Godofredo Guifre left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.U.E. DE COMERCIO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 37 minutes into the match, C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's goalkeeper Gervasio Efren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jarbas Estrela. 41 minutes into the match, Godofredo Guifre had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yuri Ventura. Andarilhos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Godofredo Guifre was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Gervasio Efren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save C.U.E. DE COMERCIO from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Andarilhos booed when C.U.E. DE COMERCIO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baldomiro Efren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gervasio Efren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Viriato Seabra in the 46th minute of play. The supporters of Andarilhos booed when C.U.E. DE COMERCIO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Valderrama didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Godofredo Guifre in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yuri Ventura saved Andarilhos from getting behind. Yuri Ventura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Godofredo Guifre in the 55th minute of the match. Gervasio Efren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvestre Guimarães in the 57th minute of the match. Godofredo Guifre blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yuri Ventura having to make a save. The supporters of C.U.E. DE COMERCIO booed when Andarilhos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romão Espinosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 65 minutes into the match, C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Ivan Cordoba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yuri Ventura narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Godofredo Guifre struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Yuri Ventura didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.U.E. DE COMERCIO. Yuri Ventura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Godofredo Guifre in the 72nd minute of play. After 74 played minutes Andarilhos got a freekick which was hit by Silvestre Guimarães. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Godofredo Guifre managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's supporters rose to their feet, but Godofredo Guifre was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yuri Ventura breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Teo Igon fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's protests and gave Teo Igon a yellow card for diving instead. In the 77th minute, Teo Igon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gervasio Efren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jairo Soeiro in the 80th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Godofredo Guifre's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yuri Ventura was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. 82 minutes into the match, Natalio Iratzeder notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Andarilhos's Yuri Ventura. Yuri Ventura was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gervasio Efren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Soeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gervasio Efren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viriato Seabra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, Godofredo Guifre notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of Andarilhos's Yuri Ventura. Yuri Ventura was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 94 played minutes C.U.E. DE COMERCIO got a freekick which was hit by Natalio Iratzeder. C.U.E. DE COMERCIO's Godofredo Guifre got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The C.U.E. DE COMERCIO players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.