U21 World League

Estádio Engenhão
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Alvinegro Carioca's Yan das Neves 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. 5 minutes into the game, Sandro Quintal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Cássio Aguiar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 10 minutes into the match, Minotauro's goal looked a bit too open when Yan das Neves came free, but Rafael Paraíba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cássio Aguiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinei Brito in the 12th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Alvinegro Carioca defense, Claudinei Brito kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cássio Aguiar. The Alvinegro Carioca fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cássio Aguiar should have stopped the shot. 16 minutes into the match, Yan das Neves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafael Paraíba. Minotauro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yan das Neves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 20 minutes into the match, Minotauro's goalkeeper Rafael Paraíba had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yan das Neves. Rafael Paraíba made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Yan das Neves sent off a good shot on target. 22 minutes into the match, Alvinegro Carioca's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseu Peres came free, but Cássio Aguiar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute Eliseu Peres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cássio Aguiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseu Peres in the 26th minute of play forced Alvinegro Carioca's goalkeeper Cássio Aguiar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yan das Neves in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yan das Neves in the 27th minute of play forced Minotauro's goalkeeper Rafael Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cássio Aguiar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudinei Brito, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yan das Neves in the 32nd minute of play forced Minotauro's goalkeeper Rafael Paraíba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Emílio Matorin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Minotauro's supporters rose to their feet, but Emílio Matorin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cássio Aguiar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cássio Aguiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandro Quintal in the 37th minute of the match. After the first half Minotauro were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Yan das Neves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Rafael Paraíba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafael Paraíba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yan das Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. The supporters of Minotauro booed when Alvinegro Carioca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Léo Faria didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Sandro Quintal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Claudinei Brito got free with Cássio Aguiar in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 68 minutes into the game, Yan das Neves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Rafael Paraíba was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rafael Paraíba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yan das Neves in the 71st minute of play. Claudinei Brito could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Cássio Aguiar made a huge save. Tiaguinho Martins made in the 82nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Kiko Proença. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Emílio Matorin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Minotauro's supporters rose to their feet, but Emílio Matorin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cássio Aguiar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 84 minutes into the match, Alvinegro Carioca's goalkeeper Cássio Aguiar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Claudinei Brito. Perivaldo Dias's late challenge caught a Alvinegro Carioca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Perivaldo Dias helped the player get up and apologised. After 92 played minutes Minotauro got a freekick which was hit by Perivaldo Dias.