U21 World League

O Poboado
Spectators: 7962 (Terracing: 5973, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) Fabián Haste hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. The supporters of ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ booed when Clube Esportivo Saudade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Midas Arribas didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Denis Gergori hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the match, Clube Esportivo Saudade's goal looked a bit too open when Fabián Haste came free, but Ritchie Roig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ritchie Roig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Lenzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute Bruno Lenzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ritchie Roig saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st match minute, ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clarence Makélélé to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gudesteo Zabalo got free with Angelo Bertoni in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ritchie Roig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabián Haste in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35th match minute, Clube Esportivo Saudade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Midas Arribas to maneuver through the defense. Ritchie Roig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Lenzi in the 37th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Bruno Lenzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ritchie Roig was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Edilberto Marin was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 48 minutes into the match. After 48 played minutes Clube Esportivo Saudade got a freekick which was hit by Edilberto Marin. When Kenji Takahara came up free with the goalie in the 50th minute, the ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ 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 Kenji Takahara couldn't finish the play. After the first half ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After a defensive mix-up in ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's zone, Garci Acosta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Angelo Bertoni came out of the goal and Garci Acosta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Angelo Bertoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Garci Acosta in the 70th minute of play. Dario Cerri hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 78th match minute, Clube Esportivo Saudade was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edilberto Serra to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Bruno Lenzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ritchie Roig was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Garci Acosta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ritchie Roig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabián Haste, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute of the match, Bruno Lenzi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ritchie Roig saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 88 minutes Clube Esportivo Saudade's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kenji Takahara who took care of the corner kick. Clube Esportivo Saudade's Ritchie Roig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabián Haste in the 93rd minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Clube Esportivo Saudade fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 96th minute. Penalty! Clube Esportivo Saudade:s Ritchie Roig showed great skill when he stopped Kenji Takahara:s penalty. Angelo Bertoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gudesteo Zabalo in the 100th minute of play. Clube Esportivo Saudade succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ had controlled the match.