U21 World League

Estádio Veneciano
Spectators: 7875 (Terracing: 5907, Seating: 1811, VIP seats: 157) Nova Venécia-ES's José Pedro Cardoso started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Bernardo Carbonaro took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ismael Brito. Ismael Brito dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Ismael Brito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Carbonaro in the 7th minute of play. Ismael Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Carbonaro in the 9th minute of the match. Ismael Brito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Demetrio De Felice in the 12th minute of play. Demetrio Colelli hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Carbonaro in the 18th minute of play forced Nova Venécia-ES's goalkeeper Ismael Brito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Nova Venécia-ES getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Geovânio Pitta hit a great ball. AC Civetta Notturna's Mark Evans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Pedro Cardoso in the 23rd minute of play. The supporters of Nova Venécia-ES booed when AC Civetta Notturna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardo Carbonaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mark Evans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Pedro Cardoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Demetrio Colelli kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Mark Evans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Pedro Cardoso in the 36th minute of the match. In the 40th match minute, Nova Venécia-ES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Peres to maneuver through the defense. After 41 played minutes, AC Civetta Notturna's Demetrio De Felice shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ismael Brito 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 AC Civetta Notturna reached it. Ismael Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Carbonaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 46th match minute, AC Civetta Notturna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Baresi to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, AC Civetta Notturna's Mark Evans got control of the ball when Mário Aparecido tried to sneak it across the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After 55 played minutes Nova Venécia-ES got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Eduardo Sanches. AC Civetta Notturna made a substitution. Augusto Cauli replaced Demetrio Colelli. Mark Evans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Pedro Cardoso in the 66th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the game, Nova Venécia-ES's Carlos Eduardo Sanches nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mark Evans made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Augusto Cauli charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Augusto Cauli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Augusto Cauli hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Mark Evans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mário Aparecido in the 78th minute of the match. Mark Evans didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jonas Silveira went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elói Baptista in the 85th minute of play forced AC Civetta Notturna's goalkeeper Mark Evans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ismael Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Carbonaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute of the match Diego Botelho shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mark Evans showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 93rd minute Carlos Eduardo Sanches shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mark Evans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Nova Venécia-ES booed when AC Civetta Notturna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domenico Allegretti didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the AC Civetta Notturna players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Nova Venécia-ES.