U21 World League

Caipirão
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Geovânio Quirino made the kick off and thus started the match. After 2 played minutes FC ARK CS got a freekick which was hit by Conan Layfield. In the 3rd minute, Noroeste Paulista's João Augusto Azevedo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 6 minutes into the match, Noroeste Paulista's goal looked a bit too open when Christopher Barber came free, but Cláudio Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 10 played minutes Noroeste Paulista got a freekick which was hit by Jailson Penha. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Tris Marriot sped through Noroeste Paulista's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cláudio Taffarel. 16 minutes into the match, FC ARK CS's goalkeeper Bart Fenton had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geovânio Quirino. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tris Marriot in the 18th minute of play forced Noroeste Paulista's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cláudio Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tris Marriot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute Tris Marriot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 27 minutes, Carlos Fernando Dante mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Noroeste Paulista and the FC ARK CS players grew even worse after the yellow card. 27 minutes into the game, one of Noroeste Paulista:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Noroeste Paulista:s Cláudio Taffarel showed great skill when he stopped Christopher Barber:s penalty. In the 28th minute, Christopher Barber ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cláudio Taffarel was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 32nd minute, Noroeste Paulista's Geovânio Quirino dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Cláudio Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tris Marriot in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th match minute, FC ARK CS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Conan Layfield to maneuver through the defense. Bart Fenton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Reis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Geovânio Quirino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Noroeste Paulista's supporters rose to their feet, but Geovânio Quirino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bart Fenton breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 45th minute Tris Marriot shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Cláudio Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ken McGurk, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Cláudio Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tris Marriot in the 54th minute. João Augusto Azevedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Bart Fenton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bart Fenton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovânio Quirino, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 61st minute, FC ARK CS's Tris Marriot ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cláudio Taffarel. Cláudio Taffarel yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. Cláudio Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christopher Barber in the 64th minute of play. Geovânio Quirino hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute Christopher Barber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Noroeste Paulista made a substitution. Franklin Vander replaced Geovânio Quirino. 80 minutes into the match, FC ARK CS's goal looked a bit too open when Franklin Vander came free, but Bart Fenton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christopher Barber blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cláudio Taffarel having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Christopher Barber got free with Cláudio Taffarel in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Noroeste Paulista's zone, Christopher Barber stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cláudio Taffarel came out of the goal and Christopher Barber tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Christopher Barber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Christopher Barber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tris Marriot got free with Cláudio Taffarel in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carlos Fernando Dante was shown his second yellow card after 95 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 96th match minute, Noroeste Paulista was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Fernando Dante to maneuver through the defense. When Tris Marriot came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the FC ARK CS 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 Tris Marriot couldn't finish the play.