U21 World League

Arena Cachoeirinha
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) With a little luck, Manchester United FC's Juha Jokiranta got control of the ball when Elder Luz tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 12 played minutes S.E. Cachoeirinha got a freekick which was hit by Elder Luz. After 13 minutes of play, Manchester United FC's Tero Haakana made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Betão de Amaral was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Frederico Gomes got free with Juha Jokiranta in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to S.E. Cachoeirinha getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Nilmar do Valle hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jarkko Sulin in the 17th minute of play forced S.E. Cachoeirinha's goalkeeper Betão de Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goalkeeper Juha Jokiranta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elder Luz. After a rather tough play, S.E. Cachoeirinha's Filipe de Souza got a free kick in the 20th minute. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Paavo Salmela sped through S.E. Cachoeirinha's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Betão de Amaral. After a rather tough play, S.E. Cachoeirinha's Zé Recife got a free kick in the 25th minute. Tero Haakana struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Betão de Amaral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manchester United FC. If Tero Haakana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rasmus Viljanen charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rasmus Viljanen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rasmus Viljanen hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Manchester United FC made a substitution. Into Vihermäki replaced Rasmus Viljanen. After 39 played minutes S.E. Cachoeirinha got a freekick which was hit by Elder Luz. Nilmar do Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Jarkko Sulin didn't quite understand what happened when in the 45 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dorival Veloso to make the kick off. After 50 played minutes Manchester United FC got a freekick which was hit by Martti Helin. After 55 played minutes S.E. Cachoeirinha got a freekick which was hit by Zé Recife. Elder Luz kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Nilmar do Valle kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Manchester United FC's Jarkko Sulin got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edinho Mello's late challenge caught a Manchester United FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edinho Mello helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to S.E. Cachoeirinha getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Edinho Mello hit a great ball. Paavo Salmela came free with the goalkeeper in the 62nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Betão de Amaral could save by the left post. After a rather tough play, S.E. Cachoeirinha's Edinho Mello got a free kick in the 62nd minute. S.E. Cachoeirinha's Betão de Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tero Haakana in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th play minute Paavo Salmela came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Betão de Amaral. 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tero Haakana in the 69th minute of play forced S.E. Cachoeirinha's goalkeeper Betão de Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Dorival Veloso came free, but Juha Jokiranta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zé Recife hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Manchester United FC's Tero Haakana was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 72nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After 75 minutes of play, S.E. Cachoeirinha's Elder Luz made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juha Jokiranta was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paavo Salmela succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-5 in the 81st playminute. Betão de Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paavo Salmela in the 85th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Manchester United FC's Tero Haakana sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Betão de Amaral narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Paavo Salmela ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Betão de Amaral was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-6. Manchester United FC were awarded a corner in the 96th minute after S.E. Cachoeirinha's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jarkko Sulin took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Jarkko Sulin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Betão de Amaral quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Manchester United FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.