U21 World League

Lucas E. Abalos
Spectators: 7831 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Virgilio Corderall got the match started through his kick off. Santo Marcos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edinson Cavani, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the match, Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Edinson Cavani came free, but Santo Marcos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Virgilio Corderall could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Santo Marcos made a huge save. When Virgilio Corderall fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Abuba Akotonon FC's protests and gave Virgilio Corderall a yellow card for diving instead. In the 13th minute, Amadeu Vidal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Casa Real de Savóia F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Evaristo Loramendi got free with Santo Marcos in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 19th match minute, Casa Real de Savóia F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jailson Melo to maneuver through the defense. Amadeo Jatsu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Endrick Fenomeno in the 22nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Virgilio Corderall got free with Santo Marcos in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice moves Virgilio Corderall could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Santo Marcos however easily saved by the left post. Virgilio Corderall came free with the goalkeeper in the 46th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Santo Marcos could save by the left post.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Artur Brasil to strike the kick off in the second half. After 56 played minutes Abuba Akotonon FC got a freekick which was hit by Paulino Lizardi. A collision led to Abuba Akotonon FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Aarón Anselmino hit a great ball. A collision led to Casa Real de Savóia F.C. getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Clóvis Toledo hit a great ball. Santo Marcos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgilio Corderall in the 63rd minute of the match. Artur Brasil's late challenge caught a Abuba Akotonon FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Artur Brasil helped the player get up and apologised. Amadeo Jatsu was a little too slow when Amadeu Vidal got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 75th minute. The score was now 1-2. Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s Santo Marcos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulino Lizardi in the 79th minute of play. After 82 played minutes Casa Real de Savóia F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Amadeu Vidal. In the 86th minute Miguel Merentiel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santo Marcos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santo Marcos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulino Lizardi, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Casa Real de Savóia F.C.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.