U21 World League

Estádio Canindé
Spectators: 7801 (Terracing: 5860, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Betinho Severo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Giovani de Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Lauaxeta, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Giovani de Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Lauaxeta in the 5th minute of the match. Giovani de Amaral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severo Belo, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Erasmo Tonete's late challenge caught a Portuguesa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erasmo Tonete helped the player get up and apologised. In the 13th minute, Erasmo Tonete hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute, Hamílton de Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gilberto Lauaxeta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovani de Amaral having to interfere. Giovani de Amaral stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Armando Seber's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. In the 21st minute, Eustaquio Ilixo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Portuguesa's zone, Armando Seber stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Giovani de Amaral came out of the goal and Armando Seber tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Portuguesa's Giovani de Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Lauaxeta in the 25th minute of play. Giovani de Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severo Belo in the 27th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Eustaquio Ilixo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Portuguesa's Giovani de Amaral. Giovani de Amaral was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Giovani de Amaral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Lauaxeta in the 31st minute of play. If Severo Belo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Seber in the 37th minute of play forced Portuguesa's goalkeeper Giovani de Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Portuguesa's Giovani de Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddy Asteri in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freddy Asteri in the 38th minute of play forced Portuguesa's goalkeeper Giovani de Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Seber struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Giovani de Amaral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VAMO ARRIBA. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patricio Raebert in the 43rd minute of play forced Portuguesa's goalkeeper Giovani de Amaral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Portuguesa's Giovani de Amaral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Seber in the 44th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Noel Vinhas during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Portuguesa's Noel Vinhas got a free kick in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Betinho Severo in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roman Loramendi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Eustaquio Ilixo kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 58th match minute, VAMO ARRIBA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilberto Lauaxeta to maneuver through the defense. During the 60th minute of the match Noel Vinhas completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Noel Vinhas a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 60 played minutes Portuguesa got a freekick which was hit by Noel Vinhas. The supporters of Portuguesa booed when VAMO ARRIBA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raul Milio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Betinho Severo might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roman Loramendi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Betinho Severo ran back to his position shaking his head. Giovani de Amaral showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Lauaxeta in the 67th minute of the match. Roman Loramendi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Betinho Severo, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Roman Loramendi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Betinho Severo in the 69th minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Gilberto Lauaxeta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Severo Belo got free with Giovani de Amaral in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 87th minute Charles Arantes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Loramendi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giovani de Amaral was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gilberto Lauaxeta showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 91 minute of play. Betinho Severo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Roman Loramendi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The VAMO ARRIBA supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing VAMO ARRIBA would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.