U21 World League

Estádio Veneciano
Spectators: 7839 (Terracing: 5881, Seating: 1802, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when José Pedro Cardoso got the match started through his kick off. Ismael Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nebe Girts in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 3rd match minute, Nova Venécia-ES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Eduardo Sanches to maneuver through the defense. 4 minutes into the match, Laimutis Baleika had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ismael Brito. Nova Venécia-ES's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Laimutis Baleika was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to Harsh Gods getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Justinas Andrikonis hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Harsh Gods defense, Carlos Eduardo Sanches kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alius Amontas. The Harsh Gods fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alius Amontas should have stopped the shot. Nova Venécia-ES's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jonas Silveira in the 12th minute. Alius Amontas made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Mário Aparecido sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Nova Venécia-ES getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. José Pedro Cardoso hit a great ball. The supporters of Nova Venécia-ES booed when Harsh Gods was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ģirts Nebunu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Nova Venécia-ES booed when Harsh Gods was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonas-Marius Petras didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute, José Pedro Cardoso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nova Venécia-ES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. When Nebe Girts fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Harsh Gods's protests and gave Nebe Girts a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Harsh Gods's Nebe Girts got a free kick in the 31st minute. José Pedro Cardoso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 34 minutes into the game, José Pedro Cardoso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Alius Amontas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Harsh Gods's Adas Abakevičius got a free kick in the 36th minute. Alius Amontas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonas Silveira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vicente Peres charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vicente Peres the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 47 minutes into the game, when Justinas Andrikonis put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Harsh Gods fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 46th minute. Penalty! Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Alius Amontas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mário Aparecido in the 56th minute of play. 61 minutes into the game, Nova Venécia-ES's Carlos Eduardo Sanches nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alius Amontas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Alius Amontas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Pedro Cardoso in the 64th minute of play. Jonas-Marius Petras kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Alius Amontas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Pedro Cardoso in the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Elói Baptista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th match minute, Harsh Gods was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas-Marius Petras to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Nova Venécia-ES's Diego Botelho got a free kick in the 75th minute. Laimutis Baleika recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. José Pedro Cardoso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alius Amontas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mário Aparecido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ismael Brito was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Laimutis Baleika showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-2 in the 92 minute of play. Nova Venécia-ES's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.