U21 World League

Arena Corinthians
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rony Nunes made the kick off which started today's match. Bebeto Baiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th 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 Kit Vire, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute, Fábio Siqueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 14 played minutes Austra 04 VFC got a freekick which was hit by Nuno Severo. In the 15th minute, Almir Furlan 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. In the 21st minute, Almir Furlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernandinho Urbano in the 23rd minute of play forced Austra 04 VFC's goalkeeper Kitt Pegov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernandinho Urbano might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kitt Pegov. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernandinho Urbano ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Rony Nunes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Romeu Souto was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. In the 29th minute, Almir Furlan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romeu Souto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bebeto Baiano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Rony Nunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernandinho Urbano in the 34th minute of play forced Austra 04 VFC's goalkeeper Kitt Pegov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Rony Nunes came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Austra 04 VFC 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 Rony Nunes couldn't finish the play. Fernandinho Urbano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kitt Pegov came out and tried to block the shot, but Fernandinho Urbano slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 41st minute. Austra 04 VFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Fernandinho Urbano 45 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

51 minutes into the game, João Zonta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Austra 04 VFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Corinthians the free kick. After a rather tough play, Austra 04 VFC's João Zonta got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 52nd minute of the match Almir Furlan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kitt Pegov showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bruno de Castro during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 53rd minute, Bruno de Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kitt Pegov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernandinho Urbano, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Nuno Severo kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After 60 minutes, Rony Nunes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Austra 04 VFC and the Corinthians players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th minute, Rony Nunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kitt Pegov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmílson Matorin's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. After 63 minutes of play, Austra 04 VFC's Kit Vire made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Romeu Souto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kitt Pegov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernandinho Urbano in the 66th minute of play. After 66 minutes of play, Corinthians's Fernandinho Urbano made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kitt Pegov was left in no man's land by his defense there! Miguel Bertassi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bebeto Baiano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kitt Pegov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernandinho Urbano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kitt Pegov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernandinho Urbano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the match, Austra 04 VFC's goal looked a bit too open when Fernandinho Urbano came free, but Kitt Pegov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 89 minutes of play, Corinthians's Fernandinho Urbano made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kitt Pegov was left in no man's land by his defense there!