U21 World League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nando de Alcântara got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Nando de Alcântara made a precise shot to the right of Urbes Astera. Blackblue United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 8th minute, Erick Caicedo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 9 minutes into the match, Blackblue United's goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Varela came free, but Urbes Astera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute, Leonel Varela ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Urbes Astera was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. When Carlos-Alberto Urruchi fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blackblue United's protests and gave Carlos-Alberto Urruchi a yellow card for diving instead. Urbes Astera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nando de Alcântara in the 21st minute of the match. Catugi FC's Nando de Alcântara suffered a sore thigh after 23 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Danny Salz charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Danny Salz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Catugi FC made a substitution. Rômulo Romero replaced Nando de Alcântara. In the 25th minute, Artur Nunes got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Urbes Astera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rômulo Romero in the 30th minute of play. Urbes Astera came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Catugi FC's Rômulo Romero. But to his dismay, Rômulo Romero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Blackblue United's Urbes Astera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rômulo Romero in the 37th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Rômulo Romero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Urbes Astera was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Carlos-Alberto Urruchi was shown his second yellow card after 40 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Blackblue United getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Carlos-Alberto Urruchi hit a great ball. The Blackblue United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Catugi FC were winning 0-7.

The supporters of Blackblue United booed when Catugi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artur Nunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 56th minute, Rômulo Romero fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. With a little luck, Blackblue United's Urbes Astera got control of the ball when Leonel Varela tried to sneak it across the goal line. Urbes Astera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rômulo Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Humberto Lisundia kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rômulo Romero got free with Urbes Astera in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Urbes Astera made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Leonel Varela sent off a good shot on target. 68 minutes into the match, Rômulo Romero dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Urbes Astera, 0-8. Blackblue United's Urbes Astera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Blackblue United from getting a goal against them. Blackblue United's Urbes Astera proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Blackblue United from getting a goal against them. In the 81st minute, Leonel Varela left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Catugi FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. In the 83rd minute, Rômulo Romero made a precise shot to the right of Urbes Astera. Blackblue United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-10. Rômulo Romero in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Urbes Astera, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 90th minute, Leonel Varela ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Urbes Astera was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-11. In the 93rd match minute, Catugi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudinei Carioca to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Catugi FC booed when Blackblue United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erick Caicedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over Catugi FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Blackblue United throughout the match.