U21 World League

Ligga Arena
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eduardo Duardo took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Gugu Leme recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bruno Elia. Gugu Leme showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Eduardo Duardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iuri Arruda having to interfere. 13 minutes into the match, Wallace FC's goal looked a bit too open when Silvinho Amorim came free, but Bruno Elia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute of the match Leonel Aurken sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Iuri Arruda skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of ATHLETICO PRaiano booed when Wallace FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erasmo Turi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute, Tobias Txaran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Silvinho Amorim kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bruno Elia. That made the score 2-0 in the 26 minute of play. After 30 minutes of play, Wallace FC's Severiano Osorio made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iuri Arruda was left in no man's land by his defense there! Iuri Arruda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damian Dominix, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Gugu Leme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Elia having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Wallace FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gugu Leme came free, but Bruno Elia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iuri Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Duardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 38 played minutes ATHLETICO PRaiano got a freekick which was hit by Jano França. In the 39th minute of the match Leonel Aurken sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Iuri Arruda skillfully saved the ball. Bruno Elia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silvinho Amorim in the 42nd minute. Iuri Arruda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacobo Normando, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 43rd minute, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Gualter Hoffmann seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gualter Hoffmann the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ATHLETICO PRaiano protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gualter Hoffmann had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 42nd minute of the game. One of ATHLETICO PRaiano:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Wallace FC:s goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Silvinho Amorim made the kick off in the second half. Gugu Leme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th match minute, ATHLETICO PRaiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gugu Leme to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Mariano Rami in the 56th minute really tested Iuri Arruda's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 62nd minute, Gugu Leme left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ATHLETICO PRaiano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severiano Osorio in the 70th minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Iuri Arruda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jacobo Normando came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Wallace FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jacobo Normando couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Gugu Leme managed to get in a good position for a shot. ATHLETICO PRaiano's supporters rose to their feet, but Gugu Leme was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bruno Elia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Wallace FC's Severino Montel got a free kick in the 81st minute. 88 minutes into the match, ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Iuri Arruda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damian Dominix. After some careless play in the ATHLETICO PRaiano defense, Damian Dominix kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iuri Arruda. The ATHLETICO PRaiano fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iuri Arruda should have stopped the shot. Eduardo Duardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.