U21 World League

Arena Cambotinha
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nicolas Alvarenga started the match with the kick off. Adelino Paraense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clive Politiek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adelino Paraense came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Albirex Niigata FC's Khai Choy. But to his dismay, Khai Choy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. With a little luck, Albirex Niigata FC's Alexander Tan got control of the ball when Nicolas Alvarenga tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nicholas Tan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 16 minutes of play, Albirex Niigata FC's Nicholas Tan made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adelino Paraense was left in no man's land by his defense there! Adelino Paraense showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khai Choy in the 20th minute of the match. Cambotinha EC's Nicolas Alvarenga got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gerard Hoe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adelino Paraense having to interfere. After 34 minutes of play, Albirex Niigata FC's Clive Politiek made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adelino Paraense was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 37 minutes, Khai Choy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Albirex Niigata FC and the Cambotinha EC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Albirex Niigata FC's Khai Choy got a free kick in the 38th minute. Sandrinho Donatello 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. A collision led to Cambotinha EC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Celso Tepedino hit a great ball. Khai Choy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adelino Paraense read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Prime Lee hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The Cambotinha EC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Albirex Niigata FC were winning 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nicholas Tan to strike the kick off in the second half. Clive Politiek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Adelino Paraense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adelino Paraense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clive Politiek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Nicholas Tan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Adriano Figueiredo fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cambotinha EC's protests and gave Adriano Figueiredo a yellow card for diving instead. After 63 played minutes Cambotinha EC got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Figueiredo. If Gerard Hoe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexander Tan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcel Moreira in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute Nicholas Tan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adelino Paraense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Clive Politiek came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Albirex Niigata FC 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 Clive Politiek couldn't finish the play. In the 71st match minute, Albirex Niigata FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clive Politiek to maneuver through the defense. Clive Politiek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adelino Paraense having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Albirex Niigata FC's Clive Politiek slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Adelino Paraense. That made the score 0-4 after 76 minutes of play. After some careless play in the Albirex Niigata FC defense, Gernando da Silva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexander Tan. The Albirex Niigata FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexander Tan should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Cambotinha EC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Sandrinho Donatello hit a great ball. Nicholas Tan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Adelino Paraense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicholas Tan in the 92nd minute of play forced Cambotinha EC's goalkeeper Adelino Paraense to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adelino Paraense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerard Hoe in the 93rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Cambotinha EC's zone, Khai Choy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adelino Paraense came out of the goal and Khai Choy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.