U21 World League

Estadio Guiñazú
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) PLURAL's Gentil Perdigão started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, PLURAL's Aldo Melo got a free kick in the 2nd minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 4th minute of the game. One of PLURAL:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Guiñazú FC:s goal. Paulo Velasques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonides Sedeni having to interfere. Leonides Sedeni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldo Melo in the 14th minute of play. If Paulo Velasques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo Velasques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonides Sedeni having to interfere. In the 25th minute Adrian Oier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caio Coutinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caio Coutinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Salvino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute Guiñazú FC were awarded a corner. Carmelo Uhin went to the cornerflag to take it. Lucio Frasquito took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Caio Coutinho. PLURAL's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Guiñazú FC's Nestor Carlomagno got a free kick in the 38th minute. Aristides Machado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Santo Heli kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. In the 45th minute Aristides Machado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonides Sedeni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Caio Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Ixidor in the 54th minute of play. Paulo Velasques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonides Sedeni having to interfere. Aristides Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Paulo Velasques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo Velasques blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leonides Sedeni having to make a save. Aldo Melo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leonides Sedeni read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. After 65 minutes Guiñazú FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aristides Machado who took care of the corner kick. Paulo Velasques scored 0-1 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonides Sedeni, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Aristides Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adrian Oier blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Caio Coutinho having to make a save. After 75 minutes of play, PLURAL's Gentil Perdigão made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leonides Sedeni was left in no man's land by his defense there! 78 minutes into the match, PLURAL's Paulo Velasques sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonides Sedeni narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aristides Machado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Guiñazú FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Nestor Carlomagno hit a great ball. Leonides Sedeni didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 93rd minute, which inside left pole to 0-4. When the match was over PLURAL could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Guiñazú FC throughout the match.