U21 World League

Tito Meazza
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Géza Herman started the match with the kick off. After 2 minutes, Federico Fernandez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Juniors FC and the Sporting Tuga FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 2nd match minute, Juniors FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Federico Fernandez to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mete Mete in the 4th minute of play forced Juniors FC's goalkeeper Ramon Vimaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Baleren's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eusébio Caiado read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. Ricardo Baleren scored 1-0 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eusébio Caiado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Juniors FC's Ramon Vimaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Géza Herman in the 24th minute of play. If Mete Mete had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alcadio Pardow hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Ricardo Baleren struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Eusébio Caiado didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Juniors FC. 36 minutes into the match, Juniors FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mete Mete came free, but Ramon Vimaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mete Mete in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ramon Vimaro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ricardo Baleren's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Eusébio Caiado firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 40th minute, Jacobo Loren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eusébio Caiado was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 43rd match minute, Juniors FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clemente Rozarius to maneuver through the defense. Eusébio Caiado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Berse in the 45th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ricardo Baleren stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Sporting Tuga FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Géza Herman hit a great ball. The corner ended in Clemente Rozarius almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sporting Tuga FC's Eusébio Caiado did a great save. Ramon Vimaro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mete Mete in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Aloísio Pimenta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Sporting Tuga FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Géza Herman hit a great ball. Eusébio Caiado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Berse in the 72nd minute of play. Eusébio Caiado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Berse, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Sporting Tuga FC's Eusébio Caiado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Berse in the 81st minute of play. In the 85th minute, Géza Herman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Tuga FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The referee felt a red card was in order, 88 minutes into the game, when Cristo Urtungo put in a rough tackle. 88 minutes into the game, one of Juniors FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 91 minutes, Sporting Tuga FC's Eusébio Miguéis got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ramon Vimaro. Ricardo Baleren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusébio Caiado having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.