U21 World League

Estádio Samira
Spectators: 7582 (Terracing: 5687, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Amadeu Arruda kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Flying Dutch booed when Jukatriz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Pirani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fernandão Senna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victor de Salles in the 8th minute of the match. After 11 played minutes Flying Dutch got a freekick which was hit by Tiago Correia. Fernandão Senna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiago Correia, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Amadeu Arruda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arthur Amorim having to interfere. Fernandão Senna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eurico Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 23 minutes into the match, Jukatriz's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Fonseca came free, but Fernandão Senna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Jukatriz's goalkeeper Fernandão Senna, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. José Vítor Rosado might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fernandão Senna. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Vítor Rosado ran back to his position shaking his head. Eurico Batista hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Fernandão Senna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eurico Batista in the 36th minute of play. Tiago Correia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Fernandão Senna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Eurico Batista ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fernandão Senna was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Jukatriz's zone, Victor de Salles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fernandão Senna came out of the goal and Victor de Salles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fernandão Senna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor de Salles in the 45th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jonathan Fonseca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fernandão Senna was a little too slow when Victor de Salles got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 51st minute. The score was now 0-2. In the 54th minute, Dorian Freitas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fernandão Senna made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonathan Fonseca in the 55th minute. Fernandão Senna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor de Salles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thiago de Mendonça 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. Jukatriz's Fernandão Senna proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Jukatriz from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiago Correia in the 65th minute of play forced Jukatriz's goalkeeper Fernandão Senna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, Nuno Pirani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eurico Batista blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fernandão Senna having to make a save. 73 minutes into the match, Jukatriz's goalkeeper Fernandão Senna had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonathan Fonseca. After 75 played minutes Flying Dutch got a freekick which was hit by José Vítor Rosado. Jukatriz's Fernandão Senna proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Jukatriz from getting a goal against them. José Vítor Rosado blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fernandão Senna having to make a save. Fernandão Senna made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eurico Batista in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute Flying Dutch were awarded a corner. Eurico Batista went to the cornerflag to take it. Flying Dutch's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eurico Batista in the 85th minute. Thiago de Mendonça made a great header on Flying Dutch's corner, it was just that Jukatriz's Fernandão Senna managed to reach the ball for a save. Victor de Salles struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Fernandão Senna didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Flying Dutch. The Jukatriz fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Flying Dutch were clearly better and deserved to take the win.