U21 World League

Parque Arara Canindé
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Walmyr Proença kicked off to start the match. Sebastián Coates made in the 5th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Yan Yan Sha immediately put the ball in play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giro Horduña in the 7th minute of play forced Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo Donatello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reko-Recko 03™'s Carlos Eduardo Donatello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Carneiro in the 8th minute of play. The supporters of Reko-Recko 03™ booed when Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zenon Moyuelo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 12 played minutes, Reko-Recko 03™'s Gal Van shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Katia Villalobos came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Reko-Recko 03™ reached it. A collision led to Reko-Recko 03™ getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Pablo Vegetti hit a great ball. After 20 played minutes Reko-Recko 03™ got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo Firmino. Gonzalo Carneiro might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Carlos Eduardo Donatello. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gonzalo Carneiro ran back to his position shaking his head. Katia Villalobos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Walmyr Proença's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Carlos Eduardo Donatello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Katia Villalobos made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Giuseppe de Souza sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Reko-Recko 03™ getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Walmyr Proença hit a great ball. Joel Soldevila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Eduardo Donatello having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Nacional's Demario Caceo got a free kick in the 30th minute. Giro Horduña received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Carlos Eduardo Donatello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Marcelinho Azevedo came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Reko-Recko 03™ 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 Marcelinho Azevedo couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Giro Horduña's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlos Eduardo Donatello was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. In the 43rd minute Gonzalo Carneiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos Eduardo Donatello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Reko-Recko 03™'s Zé Passos got a free kick in the 44th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Demario Caceo in the 47th minute of play forced Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo Donatello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gonzalo Carneiro was the one to do the kick off. The referee felt a red card was in order, 56 minutes into the game, when Leandro Lozano put in a rough tackle. After 56 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Nacional! Gonzalo Carneiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Carlos Eduardo Donatello made a huge save. In the last second Carlos Eduardo Donatello throw himself and got hold of the ball when Gonzalo Carneiro in the 64thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 65 minutes into the match, Reko-Recko 03™'s goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Carneiro came free, but Carlos Eduardo Donatello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlos Eduardo Donatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gonzalo Carneiro in the 67th minute of the match. Pablo Vegetti kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Carlos Eduardo Donatello made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Giro Horduña sent off a good shot on target. After 76 minutes Reko-Recko 03™'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Demario Caceo who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Nacional's Herena Guion getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Herena Guion charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Herena Guion the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Nacional's Herena Guion got a free kick in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Carneiro in the 79th minute of play forced Reko-Recko 03™'s goalkeeper Carlos Eduardo Donatello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlos Eduardo Donatello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Carlos Eduardo Donatello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Carneiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Reko-Recko 03™'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.