U21 World League

Arena do Grêmio
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Argoitz Marichalar started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Argoitz Marichalar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rui Varela was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. In the 6th minute Senen Sevilla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute, Argoitz Marichalar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MILLONARIOS FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Senen Sevilla in the 17th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Rui Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rui Varela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Díaz in the 19th minute of play. Rui Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Argoitz Marichalar in the 22nd minute of the match. Claudinho Zonta kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. When MILLONARIOS FC's Argoitz Marichalar in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grêmio FBPA's goalie prevented a goal. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Rui Varela, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Kyle Walker fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MILLONARIOS FC's protests and gave Kyle Walker a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, MILLONARIOS FC's Kyle Walker got a free kick in the 28th minute. Rui Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argoitz Marichalar, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Enrique Pires kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Rui Varela didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luis Díaz went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 37th minute, Luis Díaz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rui Varela was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. In the 41st match minute, Grêmio FBPA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudinho Zonta to maneuver through the defense. In a very dangerous position, a player in Grêmio FBPA fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 45th minute. Penalty! The referee gave MILLONARIOS FC a penalty, 47 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Senen Sevilla, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Grêmio FBPA's Rui Varela. 0-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Celso Mendes was the one to do the kick off. With his leg Rui Varela managed to avoid a goal in the 52ndth minute, when MILLONARIOS FC's Luis Díaz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Rui Varela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luis Díaz in the 55th minute. Rui Varela was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Christiano Ronaldo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 61 minute of play. In the 69th minute Christiano Ronaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rui Varela was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Senen Sevilla showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 70 minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Senen Sevilla made a precise shot to the right of Rui Varela. Grêmio FBPA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. After some careless play in the Grêmio FBPA defense, Argoitz Marichalar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rui Varela. The Grêmio FBPA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rui Varela should have stopped the shot. Argoitz Marichalar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Rui Varela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Christiano Ronaldo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rui Varela came out and tried to block the shot, but Christiano Ronaldo slotted it home off the left post making it 0-9 in the 84th minute. Rui Varela was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Senen Sevilla showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-10 in the 88 minute of play. Rui Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Argoitz Marichalar, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Dudu Negri hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute Senen Sevilla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rui Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Argoitz Marichalar in the 96th minute of the match. MILLONARIOS FC played a much better game than Grêmio FBPA and deserved their victory. The Grêmio FBPA players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.