U21 World League

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 7555 (Terracing: 5668, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) In the 3rd minute, Arturo Pellecchia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Montesacro FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Saraceni in the 9th minute of play forced Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Valdemar Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Saraceni in the 10th minute of play forced Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Valdemar Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdemar Quadros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexander Saraceni, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, Marcelo Falcão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Montesacro FC's Fabiano Barillari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquim de Queirós in the 17th minute of play. Wágner Fox received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fabiano Barillari came out and tried to block the shot, but Wágner Fox slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute, Betinho Dantas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Frank Scarcella fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Montesacro FC's protests and gave Frank Scarcella a yellow card for diving instead. After 24 played minutes Montesacro FC got a freekick which was hit by Frank Scarcella. In the 32nd minute Wágner Fox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Barillari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Montesacro FC's Edmondo Monzeglio got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, Montesacro FC's Edmondo Monzeglio got a free kick in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wágner Fox in the 40th minute of play forced Montesacro FC's goalkeeper Fabiano Barillari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute Arturo Pellecchia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdemar Quadros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristiano de Moraes to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Marcelo Falcão threw the ball into play from the sideline. Montesacro FC's Alexander Saraceni quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Frank Scarcella, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 55 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Valdemar Quadros was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arturo Pellecchia got free with Valdemar Quadros in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Valdemar Quadros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Scarcella in the 62nd minute. If Armin Anelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the match, Montesacro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wágner Fox came free, but Fabiano Barillari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabiano Barillari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wágner Fox, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After 68 minutes, Armin Anelli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Montesacro FC and the Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 68 played minutes Montesacro FC got a freekick which was hit by Armin Anelli. The supporters of Montesacro FC booed when Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wágner Fox didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabiano Barillari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquim de Queirós, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristiano de Moraes hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Pellecchia came free, but Valdemar Quadros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Betinho Dantas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arturo Pellecchia scored 1-2 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Valdemar Quadros, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 88th minute, Wágner Fox left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. With 92 minutes on the clock, Tostão Pernambucano commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 92 minutes into the game, one of Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Armin Anelli shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. The supporters of Montesacro FC booed when Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manfredo Cabral didn't get a good kick on the ball.