U21 World League

Sabadim
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Percy Cearense started the match with the kick off. Caio Vergílio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Inácio Cortez having to interfere. 7 minutes into the game, André Curado was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sabadim Harammes PRD's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BRASIL.Sp the free kick. A collision led to BRASIL.Sp getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Percy Cearense hit a great ball. Inácio Cortez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caio Vergílio in the 12th minute of play. A collision led to BRASIL.Sp getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Caio Vergílio hit a great ball. If Caio Vergílio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in BRASIL.Sp's zone, Leonel Brochado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wilson Quadros came out of the goal and Leonel Brochado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Inácio Cortez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Percy Cearense, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 32nd match minute, BRASIL.Sp was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Percy Cearense to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pedro Varela during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Inácio Cortez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caio Vergílio in the 39th minute of the match. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sabadim Harammes PRD's goalkeeper Inácio Cortez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half BRASIL.Sp were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

52 minutes into the match, BRASIL.Sp's goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Brochado came free, but Wilson Quadros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sabadim Harammes PRD's Humberto Avelar got a free kick in the 64th minute. BRASIL.Sp's Fabiano de Medeiros was substituted for Gláuber de Carvalho. In the 65th minute, Humberto Avelar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cássio Cortez hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. BRASIL.Sp's Leonel Vaz was substituted for Caio Vergílio. Sabadim Harammes PRD's Inácio Cortez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Sabadim Harammes PRD from getting a goal against them. 72 minutes into the game, Jonathan Messias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BRASIL.Sp's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sabadim Harammes PRD the free kick. A collision led to BRASIL.Sp getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Jonathan Messias hit a great ball. After 72 played minutes, Sabadim Harammes PRD's Rúben Alvarenga shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Wilson Quadros 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 Sabadim Harammes PRD reached it. Wilson Quadros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cássio Cortez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute, Leonel Brochado made a precise shot to the right of Wilson Quadros. BRASIL.Sp's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 81st minute Leonel Brochado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wilson Quadros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Varela recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 93 minutes into the match, Fabiano de Medeiros notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Sabadim Harammes PRD's Inácio Cortez. Inácio Cortez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Sabadim Harammes PRD getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Leandro Marega hit a great ball. BRASIL.Sp were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Sabadim Harammes PRD's much stronger midfield.