U21 World League

Arena do Inferno
Spectators: 8425 (Terracing: 6319, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Apolo Isusko got the match started through his kick off. Duda Alves hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabiano Abraão in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anthony Volpe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Faustino Bermund hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Willian Trevisan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apolo Isusko in the 23rd minute of play. Apolo Isusko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Willian Trevisan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apolo Isusko in the 28th minute of the match. Zhuo Sha Le hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute, Guillermo Bonetto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in La Naranja Mecánica's zone, Dorian de Moraes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anthony Volpe came out of the goal and Dorian de Moraes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 35th minute of the match, Fabiano Abraão tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Anthony Volpe saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Fabiano Abraão might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anthony Volpe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fabiano Abraão ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, La Naranja Mecánica's Anthony Volpe got control of the ball when Fabiano Abraão tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dorian de Moraes kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Uriel Atarrabi kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Guillermo Bonetto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 49th minute, Dorian de Moraes 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. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Humberto Pitta made a kick off. A collision led to La Naranja Mecánica getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Rolando Hitzeder hit a great ball. Anthony Volpe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dorian de Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute Apolo Isusko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Willian Trevisan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 66 minutes into the game, when Faustino Bermund put in a rough tackle. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Marcinho Negri was substituted for Fabiano Abraão. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Şah Conkur was substituted for Frédson Leme. In a very dangerous position, a player in La Naranja Mecánica fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 66th minute. Penalty! La Naranja Mecánica:s Anthony Volpe showed great skill when he stopped Humberto Pitta:s penalty. 70 minutes into the match, Humberto Pitta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anthony Volpe. La Naranja Mecánica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Humberto Pitta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Jacobo Urko charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jacobo Urko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Anthony Volpe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcinho Negri in the 77th minute of the match. Anthony Volpe came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Merusca F&P - CIMZ's Marcinho Negri. But to his dismay, Marcinho Negri quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. La Naranja Mecánica's Iker Rojelio was substituted for Jacobo Urko. Leonardo Eriz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Willian Trevisan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. After some careless play in the La Naranja Mecánica defense, Marcinho Negri kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anthony Volpe. The La Naranja Mecánica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anthony Volpe should have stopped the shot. Merusca F&P - CIMZ's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.