U21 World League

Arena Patrick Jane
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pedro Luís Lima started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Sydney FC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Thorben Rittmann hit a great ball. A collision led to Sydney FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Erich Egger hit a great ball. Rasmus Gölz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inácio de Lima in the 13th minute of the match. Rasmus Gölz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inácio de Lima in the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luís Lima in the 14th minute of play forced Sydney FC's goalkeeper Rasmus Gölz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jakov Stähr struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Jean Donato didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sydney FC. In the 26th minute Leandro Soares suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 26 minutes, Hinrik Grobmaul mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sydney FC and the Red John S.K players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Sydney FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Jakov Stähr hit a great ball. Rasmus Gölz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Luís Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Sydney FC booed when Red John S.K was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Velloso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hudson dos Santos came free with the goalkeeper in the 44th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rasmus Gölz could save by the left post. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gabriel Leme during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kees Plappert walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Hudson dos Santos kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Sydney FC's Rasmus Gölz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Luís Lima in the 58th minute of play. After 59 minutes Sydney FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Breno Ceresso who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Breno Ceresso almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sydney FC's Rasmus Gölz did a great save. Rasmus Gölz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hudson dos Santos's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Breno Ceresso took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rasmus Gölz. Sydney FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 73 minutes into the game, Red John S.K's Hudson dos Santos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rasmus Gölz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After 82 minutes of play, Red John S.K's Hudson dos Santos made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rasmus Gölz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rasmus Gölz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inácio de Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Breno Ceresso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rasmus Gölz having to interfere. Harald Inger charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Harald Inger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 96th minute, Harald Inger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erich Egger hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Red John S.K fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sydney FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.