U21 World League

Silvano Tomé
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luís Malheiro kicked off to start the match. Maurício Varanda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonides Dacio, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Habsburgo's Amado Cordarryl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Apalanga in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervasio Quintan in the 11th minute of play forced Urutu F.C.'s goalkeeper Maurício Varanda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Urutu F.C. getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Miguel Dikaté hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Habsburgo's zone, Luís Malheiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amado Cordarryl came out of the goal and Luís Malheiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Habsburgo getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Leonides Dacio hit a great ball. The supporters of Urutu F.C. booed when Habsburgo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonides Dacio didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 23 played minutes Habsburgo got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Martxot. Maurício Varanda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonides Dacio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 29 minutes Urutu F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Claudio Martxot who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Justo Lleir almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Urutu F.C.'s Maurício Varanda did a great save. 31 minutes into the game, Luís Malheiro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Amado Cordarryl was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 34th minute, Gervasio Quintan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Habsburgo getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Gervasio Quintan hit a great ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leonides Dacio to strike the kick off in the second half. Claudio Martxot scored 2-1 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maurício Varanda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 54 minutes into the match, Urutu F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Leonides Dacio came free, but Maurício Varanda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Custódio Bastos hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. When Habsburgo's Leonides Dacio in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Urutu F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Amado Cordarryl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luís Malheiro in the 62nd minute of the match. When Leonides Dacio came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Habsburgo fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Leonides Dacio couldn't finish the play. Maurício Varanda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonides Dacio in the 71st minute of play. 74 minutes into the game, Justo Lleir cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Maurício Varanda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 78th minute, Claudio Martxot left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Habsburgo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Roman Gar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leonides Dacio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 87 played minutes Urutu F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Delmano Curvelo. Maurício Varanda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justo Lleir in the 88th minute of the match. If Leonides Dacio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 94th match minute, Urutu F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Custódio Bastos to maneuver through the defense. When the referee ended the match the Habsburgo players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.