U21 World League

Arena kazes
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Giovani de Souza made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th match minute, ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomás de Sousa to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 5 minutes, Angelino Figueroa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arrows Academy FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Angelino Figueroa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arrows Academy FC's Frankie Child played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovani de Souza in the 7th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Giovani de Souza in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Frankie Child saved Arrows Academy FC from getting behind. After 14 minutes Arrows Academy FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Silvério Dracena who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Arrows Academy FC's goalie and right to Michael Ballack. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Arrows Academy FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 22ndth minute of the game Rafael Sobis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arrows Academy FC's Frankie Child was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Angelino Figueroa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adrianinho Lira. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Angelino Figueroa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Angelino Figueroa struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Adrianinho Lira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arrows Academy FC. After 32 played minutes ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ got a freekick which was hit by Richard Urbano. A collision led to Arrows Academy FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Phil Roy hit a great ball. In the 36th minute, Phil Roy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arrows Academy FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 39th match minute, ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giovani de Souza to maneuver through the defense. Victor Stayton lost his temper 46 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 46th match minute, Arrows Academy FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victor Stayton to maneuver through the defense. Silvério Dracena could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Frankie Child made a huge save. After the first half Arrows Academy FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Phil Roy to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's zone, Phil Roy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adrianinho Lira came out of the goal and Phil Roy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rafael Sobis hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Rafael Sobis kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. When Michael Ballack fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's protests and gave Michael Ballack a yellow card for diving instead. In the 68th minute, Michael Ballack hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 69th minute, Phil Roy made a precise shot to the right of Adrianinho Lira. ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 74th match minute, Arrows Academy FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damion Sparkes to maneuver through the defense. Arrows Academy FC's Frankie Child played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvério Dracena in the 75th minute of play. Frankie Child made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Urbano in the 83rd minute of play. After 83 played minutes Arrows Academy FC got a freekick which was hit by Phil Roy. If Emerson Sheikh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Giovani de Souza kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Arrows Academy FC played a much better game than ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ and deserved their victory. The ҜΔΜƗҜΔŽ€Ş ĆƗΜŽ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.