U21 World League

Espigão Steamrollers
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zoltán Csonka made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Green Zombies booed when Espigão Steamrollers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Quirino didn't get a good kick on the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Espigão Steamrollers's goal looked a bit too open when Renátó Kurucz came free, but Emílio Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ervin Fenyves during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Green Zombies getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Ervin Fenyves hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the game, Espigão Steamrollers's Giovanni Pimenta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lajos Vásárhelyi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. A collision led to Green Zombies getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Barnabás Kutas hit a great ball. Lajos Vásárhelyi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zé Carlos Paranaense in the 23rd minute. Lajos Vásárhelyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giovanni Pimenta in the 26th minute of play. When Cristian Quirino fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Espigão Steamrollers's protests and gave Cristian Quirino a yellow card for diving instead. In the 28th match minute, Espigão Steamrollers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Quirino to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Espigão Steamrollers's Wesley Matorin got a free kick in the 44th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Giovanni Pimenta scored 2-1 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lajos Vásárhelyi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 59 minutes into the match, Espigão Steamrollers's goal looked a bit too open when Zoltán Csonka came free, but Emílio Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Green Zombies's Lajos Vásárhelyi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovanni Pimenta in the 80th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Barnabás Kutas took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Emílio Romero to make any attempt to save it. Emílio Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renátó Kurucz, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Emílio Romero made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Dániel Tábori sent off a good shot on target. In the 92nd minute, Dániel Tábori left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Green Zombies fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. The Espigão Steamrollers fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Green Zombies were clearly better and deserved to take the win.