U21 World League

Olympistadium
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nilmar do Nascimento kicked off to start the match. If Olentzaro Barrantes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 5 minutes into the game, Olentzaro Barrantes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alex Sarmento. Olentzaro Barrantes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in SRP-Laguna's zone, Kusko Bernabeytia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Sarmento came out of the goal and Kusko Bernabeytia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Telmo Manglano kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alex Sarmento. That made the score 2-0 in the 14 minute of play. Patricio Salazano made in the 19th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Telmo Manglano. Nilmar do Nascimento hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Perfecto Castaosa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Alex Sarmento made a huge save. After 31 minutes of play, Oylimpiamos Ψ's Perfecto Castaosa made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alex Sarmento was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Pedrão Arce put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Evis Rafecas. Alex Sarmento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olentzaro Barrantes in the 39th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Adolfo Cardeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 44 minutes of play, SRP-Laguna's Pedrão Arce made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Evis Rafecas was left in no man's land by his defense there! 4-2 became the score in the 47th minute when Perfecto Castaosa elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar.

Evis Rafecas didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 52nd minute, which inside left pole to 4-3. SRP-Laguna's Alex Sarmento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Perfecto Castaosa in the 56th minute of play. In the 60th minute, João Francisco Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Pudes Bachiller managed to get in a good position for a shot. Oylimpiamos Ψ's supporters rose to their feet, but Pudes Bachiller was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alex Sarmento breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in SRP-Laguna's zone, Olentzaro Barrantes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Sarmento came out of the goal and Olentzaro Barrantes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alex Sarmento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Telmo Manglano in the 70th minute of play. Alex Sarmento didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Olentzaro Barrantes went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-3 was the resulting score. Nuno Azevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Telmo Manglano might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alex Sarmento. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Telmo Manglano ran back to his position shaking his head. Alex Sarmento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olentzaro Barrantes in the 84th minute of the match. Alex Sarmento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olentzaro Barrantes in the 92nd minute of the match.