U21 World League

Vale of Knights
Spectators: 7724 (Terracing: 5794, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Dan Riggs's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Caio Coutinho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 2nd minute of play. After 3 played minutes Black Knights FC got a freekick which was hit by Raymundo Kirkland. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Caio Caiado in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Salvador Pack prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Caio Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javier Mayo in the 8th minute of play. Raymundo Kirkland made a great header on Black Knights FC's corner, it was just that PLURAL's Caio Coutinho managed to reach the ball for a save. Caio Coutinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Riggs, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Caio Caiado in the 16th minute of play forced Black Knights FC's goalkeeper Salvador Pack to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Caio Caiado during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 19th match minute, PLURAL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caio Caiado to maneuver through the defense. Caio Coutinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javier Mayo in the 22nd minute of play. Elias Ferguson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Caio Coutinho made a huge save. Salvador Pack showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caio Caiado, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 38th minute, Jorge Montenegro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Caio Coutinho made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Raymundo Kirkland sent off a good shot on target. After 40 minutes, Aloísio Leitão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PLURAL and the Black Knights FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 40th minute, Aloísio Leitão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Caio Caiado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Salvador Pack was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. 47 minutes into the game, Raymundo Kirkland was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Black Knights FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PLURAL the free kick. After 47 played minutes Black Knights FC got a freekick which was hit by Raymundo Kirkland. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Javier Mayo made the kick off in the second half. PLURAL's Caio Coutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Javier Mayo in the 51st minute of play. In the 52nd match minute, PLURAL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caio Caiado to maneuver through the defense. Elias Ferguson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Raymundo Kirkland scored 2-0 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Caio Coutinho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Caio Coutinho came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Black Knights FC's Javier Mayo. But to his dismay, Javier Mayo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. In the 67th match minute, PLURAL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aristides Machado to maneuver through the defense. PLURAL's Caio Coutinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Javier Mayo in the 71st minute of play. Caio Coutinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Riggs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 80 played minutes PLURAL got a freekick which was hit by Benedito Caetano. A collision led to PLURAL getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Aloísio Leitão hit a great ball. Caio Coutinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Ferguson, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Aristides Machado hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute Javier Mayo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Caio Coutinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caio Coutinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raymundo Kirkland, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. A nice corner shot did that Raymundo Kirkland got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Caio Coutinho quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Caio Coutinho stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dan Riggs's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. PLURAL's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.