U21 World League

S.S. Karaboudjan
Spectators: 7592 (Terracing: 5695, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wilton de Amaral got the match started through his kick off. Elano Travassos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sergi Cabezas went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 11th minute, Mitxel Coya made a precise shot to the right of Elano Travassos. Karaboudjan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After 15 minutes of play, Karaboudjan's Wilton de Amaral made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arbidel Nadal was left in no man's land by his defense there! Elano Travassos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo Giacomini, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Elano Travassos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergi Cabezas in the 23rd minute of the match. Karaboudjan's Elano Travassos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Castulo De Silva in the 31st minute of play. With 34 minutes on the clock, Almir da Fonseca commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 34 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Karaboudjan! 43 minutes into the match, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goalkeeper Arbidel Nadal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evaristo Tolino. 46 minutes into the game, Wilton de Amaral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Karaboudjan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ALPUJARRAS LIBRE the free kick. In the 48th minute, Wilton de Amaral hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

52 minutes into the game, Zé Augusto Brasil was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Karaboudjan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ALPUJARRAS LIBRE the free kick. In the 53rd minute, Zé Augusto Brasil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 58 minutes into the match, ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's goal looked a bit too open when Filomeno Nicholas came free, but Arbidel Nadal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 1-3 became the score in the 66th minute when Yader Segura elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Arbidel Nadal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evaristo Tolino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, Karaboudjan's goal looked a bit too open when Yader Segura came free, but Elano Travassos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute, Koldo Companys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Koldo Companys hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Filomeno Nicholas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arbidel Nadal. ALPUJARRAS LIBRE's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Filomeno Nicholas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. The supporters of Karaboudjan booed when ALPUJARRAS LIBRE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Garin Barral didn't get a good kick on the ball. Refik Cumhur recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Karaboudjan's Elano Travassos got control of the ball when Yader Segura tried to sneak it across the goal line. Elano Travassos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Garin Barral in the 89th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Garin Barral reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Elano Travassos. The goal made the score 2-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergi Cabezas in the 97th minute of play forced Karaboudjan's goalkeeper Elano Travassos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ALPUJARRAS LIBRE eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.