U21 World League

Tito Meazza
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ricardo Baleren started the match with the kick off. A collision led to S.C. Ferrari getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Elano Galvão hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Duda das Neves during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Juniors FC's Mathias Roganović played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beto Guedes in the 8th minute of play. S.C. Ferrari's João Carlos Oliveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateo Selatse in the 9th minute of play. A collision led to S.C. Ferrari getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Willian Paes hit a great ball. João Carlos Oliveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateo Selatse, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. After a rather tough play, S.C. Ferrari's Kléberson Sabóia got a free kick in the 13th minute. After 16 played minutes Juniors FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristo Urtungo. After 20 played minutes, S.C. Ferrari's Váldson do Vale shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mathias Roganović came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in S.C. Ferrari reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Bakar in the 22nd minute of play forced S.C. Ferrari's goalkeeper João Carlos Oliveira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. S.C. Ferrari's João Carlos Oliveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateo Selatse in the 23rd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Aloísio Mangueira put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mathias Roganović. Kléberson Sabóia kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Juniors FC's Leonardo Gartzea got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 37 minutes into the match, Alcadio Pardow had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of João Carlos Oliveira. S.C. Ferrari's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alcadio Pardow was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 44 minutes into the match, Juniors FC's goal looked a bit too open when Willian Paes came free, but Mathias Roganović reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Willian Paes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice moves Váldson do Vale could shoot a difficult shot in the 51st minute, which Mathias Roganović however easily saved by the left post. Mathias Roganović took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beto Guedes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57thth minute of the game Beto Guedes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Juniors FC's Mathias Roganović was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 59 minutes into the game, Juniors FC's Ricardo Baleren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. João Carlos Oliveira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Alcadio Pardow hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Leonardo Gartzea kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. After 75 played minutes S.C. Ferrari got a freekick which was hit by Salomão Borges. S.C. Ferrari made a substitution. Rui de Lima replaced Elano Galvão. After a rather tough play, S.C. Ferrari's Salomão Borges got a free kick in the 76th minute. Rui de Lima could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Mathias Roganović made a huge save. 85 minutes into the match, S.C. Ferrari's goal looked a bit too open when Mateo Selatse came free, but João Carlos Oliveira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute, Mateo Selatse ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. João Carlos Oliveira was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Mathias Roganović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beto Guedes in the 91st minute of the match. After some careless play in the S.C. Ferrari defense, Alcadio Pardow kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of João Carlos Oliveira. The S.C. Ferrari fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that João Carlos Oliveira should have stopped the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Juniors FC had won after a very even match.