U21 World League

Ángel Labruna
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eliseo Illan made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hílton Abraão in the 4th minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Paulo Romelio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo Romelio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Túlio Gaúcho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 16 played minutes FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA got a freekick which was hit by Serginho dos Santos. La Gallardeta's Paulo Romelio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hílton Abraão in the 21st minute of play. Ronaldão Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eliseo Illan in the 23rd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Eliseo Illan took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Ronaldão Souza to make any attempt to save it. Carlinhos Dias charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlinhos Dias the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Carlinhos Dias hit a great ball. Casimiro Erramun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Ronaldão Souza made a huge save. In the 43rd minute, Casimiro Erramun made a precise shot to the right of Ronaldão Souza. FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The supporters of FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA booed when La Gallardeta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carmelo Jeraldo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

A collision led to FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Carlinhos Dias hit a great ball. Erubiel Chuan struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Ronaldão Souza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Gallardeta. Ronaldão Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Illan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldão Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eliseo Illan, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Ronaldão Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Illan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Illan in the 63rd minute of play forced FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's goalkeeper Ronaldão Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the game, Casimiro Erramun was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Gallardeta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA the free kick. Casimiro Erramun hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Paulo Romelio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hílton Abraão, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Ronaldão Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Madeo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ronaldão Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Illan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th match minute, FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlinhos Dias to maneuver through the defense. Marcos Madeo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ronaldão Souza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Illan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eliseo Illan in the 87th minute of play forced FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's goalkeeper Ronaldão Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Narciso Matteo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ronaldão Souza having to interfere. FORMIGÃO DE BRAGA's Ronaldão Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Illan in the 93rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Eliseo Illan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ronaldão Souza was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. La Gallardeta'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.