U21 World League

FixUp Tattoo Club
Spectators: 7490 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Placido Canor started the match with the kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in Fixup Football Club fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 2nd minute. Penalty! Almir Furlan placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fernandinho Urbano in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aldo Perico prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leandro Reno, 10 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Placido Canor made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 12thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Romeu Souto would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Placido Canor's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 14thth minute, Romeu Souto skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Romeu Souto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orlando Lixandro in the 18th minute of the match. A collision led to Fixup Football Club getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Orlando Lixandro hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernandinho Urbano in the 24th minute of play forced Fixup Football Club's goalkeeper Aldo Perico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Edmílson Matorin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aldo Perico. Fixup Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edmílson Matorin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Fixup Football Club's zone, Fernandinho Urbano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aldo Perico came out of the goal and Fernandinho Urbano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Leandro Reno kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th match minute, Fixup Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Epifanio Eufemio to maneuver through the defense. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fernandinho Urbano to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Corinthians's goal looked a bit too open when Placido Canor came free, but Romeu Souto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jardel Mineiro was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 53 minutes into the match. Romeu Souto had in the 55thth minute some difficulties stopping Leandro Reno's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Leandro Reno had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Romeu Souto. Corinthians's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leandro Reno was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 58th minute, Epifanio Eufemio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Edmílson Matorin put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Aldo Perico. In the 67th match minute, Fixup Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Lixandro to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Fixup Football Club's zone, Edmílson Matorin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aldo Perico came out of the goal and Edmílson Matorin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 73 played minutes Corinthians got a freekick which was hit by Edmílson Matorin. A collision led to Corinthians getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Víktor Sarmento hit a great ball. Romeu Souto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Placido Canor in the 83rd minute of the match. Corinthians's Romeu Souto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Lixandro in the 89th minute of play. Placido Canor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Romeu Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Lixandro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aldo Perico showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edmílson Matorin in the 95th minute of the match. 98 minutes into the match, Corinthians's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Lixandro came free, but Romeu Souto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Corinthians's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.