U21 World League

Arena Demarchi
Spectators: 7546 (Terracing: 5661, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wesley Mangueira took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Pedro Pinheiro in the 7th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulinho Paraibano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Edinho da Rocha made a huge save. Oscar Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evandro de Castro in the 12th minute of play. Nilson Corrêa hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the game, Zé Pedro Pinheiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Oscar Saldanha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Edinho da Rocha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kléber Queirós in the 20th minute. Edinho da Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kléber Queirós, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Squadra Demarchi's goal looked a bit too open when Wesley Mangueira came free, but Oscar Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oscar Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Meireles in the 37th minute of play. Oscar Saldanha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wesley Mangueira went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evandro de Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oscar Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evandro de Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evandro de Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Claudinho Pinho was the one to do the kick off. Zé Pedro Pinheiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 50th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arnaldo Abreu made in the 52nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Squadra Demarchi's Nilson Corrêa. Edinho da Rocha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kléber Queirós, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. A collision led to Squadra Demarchi getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Paulinho Paraibano hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Claudinho Pinho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Squadra Demarchi's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudinho Pinho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edinho da Rocha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 61 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Nelson Vidal. After a defensive mix-up in Squadra Demarchi's zone, Zé Pedro Pinheiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oscar Saldanha came out of the goal and Zé Pedro Pinheiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Júnior Meirelles's late challenge caught a Carrossel Caipira's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Júnior Meirelles helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th match minute, Squadra Demarchi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Júnior Meirelles to maneuver through the defense. After 67 played minutes Squadra Demarchi got a freekick which was hit by Kléber Queirós. In the 69th match minute, Carrossel Caipira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evandro de Castro to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd match minute, Carrossel Caipira was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dino Urbano to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Squadra Demarchi booed when Carrossel Caipira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dino Urbano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nilson Corrêa kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Evandro de Castro kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Carrossel Caipira's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.