U21 World League

Arena Lady Valkyrie
Spectators: 7663 (Terracing: 5748, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nilton Sanches made the kick off which started today's match. Zé Pedro de Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvério Netto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute Silvério Netto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Pedro de Queirós saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Guto Sarmento came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the America Futebol Clube SP 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 Guto Sarmento couldn't finish the play. Frederico de Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilton Sanches, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. The supporters of America Futebol Clube SP booed when Barbie Doll United U23 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlinhos da Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to America Futebol Clube SP getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Rodriguinho Varela hit a great ball. Pedrão Arce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Zé Pedro de Queirós tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Beto Mandrak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 30 minutes of play, America Futebol Clube SP's Nilton Sanches made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frederico de Salles was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, America Futebol Clube SP's Guto Sarmento got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Alan Gaúcho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zé Pedro de Queirós having to interfere. Frederico de Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilton Sanches, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Nilton Sanches's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frederico de Salles was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. 44 minutes into the game, Alan Gaúcho recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Zé Pedro de Queirós. Alan Gaúcho showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alan Gaúcho was the one to do the kick off. Frederico de Salles was out of position in the 51 minute of play, and Nilton Sanches capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nilton Sanches really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. The supporters of Barbie Doll United U23 booed when America Futebol Clube SP was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodriguinho Varela didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Barbie Doll United U23 getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Carlinhos da Costa hit a great ball. Beto Mandrak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Frederico de Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Frederico de Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fausto de Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Pedro de Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alan Gaúcho, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Guto Sarmento kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Barbie Doll United U23's Mathias Barreto suffered a concussion after 68 minutes and had to leave the field. Guto Sarmento's late challenge caught a Barbie Doll United U23's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guto Sarmento helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to America Futebol Clube SP getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Guto Sarmento hit a great ball. Guto Sarmento kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Frederico de Salles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilton Sanches, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frederico de Salles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilton Sanches in the 76th minute of the match. America Futebol Clube SP were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Barbie Doll United U23's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Agostinho Rossi took the corner. After a rather tough play, America Futebol Clube SP's Guto Sarmento got a free kick in the 85th minute. Frederico de Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto de Souza in the 88th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Waldemar de Godoi during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 89 played minutes Barbie Doll United U23 got a freekick which was hit by Waldemar de Godoi. 91 minutes into the match, Beto Mandrak notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Barbie Doll United U23's Frederico de Salles. Frederico de Salles was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 95 minutes into the match, Barbie Doll United U23's goal looked a bit too open when Nilton Sanches came free, but Frederico de Salles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Pedrão Arce had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.