U21 World League

varennes stadium
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Brice Leach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvinho Amorim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 4 played minutes ATHLETICO PRaiano got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Tróia. Gale Laliberté might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iuri Arruda. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gale Laliberté ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Varennes getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Gale Laliberté hit a great ball. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Gugu Leme got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gugu Leme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gualter Hoffmann kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Loic Deal got free with Iuri Arruda in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gugu Leme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 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 Lee Coffman. In the 38th minute Varennes were awarded a corner. Brenton Carrasco went to the cornerflag to take it. Sandy Hendrix made in the 41st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Lee Coffman however managed to control. In the 44th minute Loic Deal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iuri Arruda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iuri Arruda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gale Laliberté, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Loic Deal to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Sandy Hendrix hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 54 minutes into the match, ATHLETICO PRaiano's José Paulo Almeida sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Brice Leach narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 55th minute Gugu Leme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brice Leach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Iuri Arruda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gale Laliberté in the 62nd minute of play. Iuri Arruda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loic Deal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Iuri Arruda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gale Laliberté in the 70th minute of the match. After 71 played minutes Varennes got a freekick which was hit by Randell McCullough. After 72 minutes, Sandy Hendrix mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Varennes and the ATHLETICO PRaiano players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Varennes's Sandy Hendrix got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Brice Leach made an important save on a dangerous shot by Silvinho Amorim in the 73rd minute. Gale Laliberté's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iuri Arruda read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Lee Coffman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Eusébio Tepedino managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Sandy Hendrix in the 80 minute of the game. In the 92nd minute, Lee Coffman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iuri Arruda was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0.