U21 World League

El Teatro Gasolero
Spectators: 7449 (Terracing: 5588, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Délio Gerber started the match with the kick off. When Blumenau Esporte Clube's Délio Gerber in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Forros Fantásticos AC's goalie prevented a goal. Guillermo Marko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reynaldo Arantes in the 12th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the game, Eustacio Basualdo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Forros Fantásticos AC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Blumenau Esporte Clube the free kick. A collision led to Forros Fantásticos AC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Eustacio Basualdo hit a great ball. Guillermo Marko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Délio Gerber's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Délio Gerber in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Guillermo Marko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 25 played minutes Forros Fantásticos AC got a freekick which was hit by Paolo Librado. In the 26thth minute of the game Délio Gerber who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Forros Fantásticos AC's Guillermo Marko was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Blumenau Esporte Clube's Délio Gerber in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Forros Fantásticos AC's goalie prevented a goal. Hélio Tepedino's late challenge caught a Forros Fantásticos AC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hélio Tepedino helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Blumenau Esporte Clube's Hélio Tepedino got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Arnulfo Afonso, 36 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gustavo Ubendu got free with Vivaldo Paraíba in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Ubendu in the 39th minute of play forced Blumenau Esporte Clube's goalkeeper Vivaldo Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anastasio Millano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vivaldo Paraíba came out and tried to block the shot, but Anastasio Millano slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 41st minute. Forros Fantásticos AC's Guillermo Marko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Délio Gerber in the 45th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Forros Fantásticos AC's zone, Délio Gerber stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guillermo Marko came out of the goal and Délio Gerber tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The wind increased when Anastasio Millano made the kick off in the second half. Vivaldo Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Ubendu in the 54th minute of play. Blumenau Esporte Clube's Vivaldo Paraíba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anastasio Millano in the 56th minute of play. Nicanor Weather scored 2-2 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vivaldo Paraíba, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Délio Gerber's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guillermo Marko was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Délio Gerber in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guillermo Marko saved Forros Fantásticos AC from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Délio Gerber in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guillermo Marko saved Forros Fantásticos AC from getting behind. In the 76th minute Anastasio Millano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vivaldo Paraíba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Blumenau Esporte Clube's zone, Gustavo Ubendu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vivaldo Paraíba came out of the goal and Gustavo Ubendu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Blumenau Esporte Clube's Délio Gerber in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Forros Fantásticos AC's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Forros Fantásticos AC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Anastasio Millano hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the match, Blumenau Esporte Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Anastasio Millano came free, but Vivaldo Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Forros Fantásticos AC's Guillermo Marko proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Forros Fantásticos AC from getting a goal against them. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.