U21 World League

Estádio Prazeres
Spectators: 7743 (Terracing: 5809, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Elano de Salles made the kick off and thus started the match. After 2 minutes, Dorival Melo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UPTEXTIL.COM and the Fabiofs players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dorival Melo hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. If Tomás de Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pedro Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Pinheiro in the 6th minute of play. Fabiofs's Pedro Mazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexandre Barros in the 8th minute of play. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Zé Roberto Camargo sped through Fabiofs's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pedro Mazza. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zé Roberto Camargo in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Mazza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zé Roberto Camargo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Mazza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Dorival Melo made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Mazza. Fabiofs's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 22 minutes into the match, Zé Roberto Camargo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Mazza. Fabiofs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zé Roberto Camargo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Thiago Furtado got a throw-in 29 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Jardel Souza. Oscar Azevedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás de Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bruno Nóbrega charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bruno Nóbrega the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of UPTEXTIL.COM booed when Fabiofs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Nóbrega didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oscar Azevedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás de Castro in the 36th minute of the match. Oscar Azevedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Milton Friedman, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Ediberto Marinho's late challenge caught a Fabiofs's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ediberto Marinho helped the player get up and apologised. Oscar Azevedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás de Castro in the 40th minute of play. A collision led to Fabiofs getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Tomás de Castro hit a great ball. Pedro Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinei Proença in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zé Roberto Camargo made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, UPTEXTIL.COM's Alexandre Barros dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Fabiofs's Pedro Mazza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Fabiofs from getting a goal against them. Dorival Melo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Mazza having to interfere. UPTEXTIL.COM's Oscar Azevedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elano de Salles in the 64th minute of play. Zé Roberto Camargo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Pedro Mazza made a huge save. In the 79th match minute, UPTEXTIL.COM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Barros to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Fabiofs's zone, Alexandre Barros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Mazza came out of the goal and Alexandre Barros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. UPTEXTIL.COM's Ediberto Marinho got his second yellow card of the match in the 86th minute. The referee ordered Ediberto Marinho off the ground. In the 90th minute, Dinei Proença hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th minute, Tomás de Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fabiofs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched UPTEXTIL.COM eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.