U21 World League

Arena Umarizal
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Kauan Pires started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Lucas Moura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Generoso Joachim made a huge save. Generoso Joachim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Nestor in the 5th minute of the match. Rafa Pitta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filomeno Soin, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. If Niceto Daunte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Lucas Moura kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Rafa Pitta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niceto Daunte in the 16th minute of play. Kauan Pires did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Generoso Joachim 18 minutes into the match. Generoso Joachim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodrigo Nestor in the 22nd minute. Ubaldo Lico sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Niceto Daunte was shown his second yellow card after 28 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 29th minute, Niceto Daunte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 31 minutes into the match, Kikemania FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kauan Pires came free, but Generoso Joachim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafa Pitta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filomeno Soin's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. After 32 minutes, Filomeno Soin made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. ✪ XV de Umarizal's Rafa Pitta tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 42nd minute, Filomeno Soin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 46 minutes into the match, Kikemania FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Nestor came free, but Generoso Joachim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to ✪ XV de Umarizal getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. João Adolfo Simão hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Salvador Garaona stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frank Paulista during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ✪ XV de Umarizal's Valdo Vergílio got a free kick in the 55th minute. After some careless play in the Kikemania FC defense, Lucas Moura kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Generoso Joachim. The Kikemania FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Generoso Joachim should have stopped the shot. After 60 played minutes ✪ XV de Umarizal got a freekick which was hit by Elói de Souza. Generoso Joachim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kauan Pires, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kauan Pires took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Generoso Joachim. Generoso Joachim dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Moura in the 71st minute of play forced Kikemania FC's goalkeeper Generoso Joachim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Lucas Moura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute, Kauan Pires ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Generoso Joachim was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Generoso Joachim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Moura in the 83rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Kikemania FC defense, Rodrigo Nestor kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Generoso Joachim. The Kikemania FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Generoso Joachim should have stopped the shot. Generoso Joachim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Moura in the 89th minute of the match. Kikemania FC's Generoso Joachim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kauan Pires in the 91st minute of play. The supporters of ✪ XV de Umarizal booed when Kikemania FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carolo Senen didn't get a good kick on the ball. ✪ XV de Umarizal's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.