U21 World League

Estádio Douradão
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Luiz Gustavo Braga started the match with the kick off. Celsinho Vander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sálvio Malta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 6th minute Andarilhos were awarded a corner. Abel Velasques went to the cornerflag to take it. Yuri Ventura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nico Torres, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Luiz Gustavo Braga in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Yuri Ventura, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 15 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when Sálvio Malta came free, but Celsinho Vander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's Luiz Gustavo Braga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yuri Ventura narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 20th minute Luiz Gustavo Braga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yuri Ventura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC - Curitiba were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after Andarilhos's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Doriva Koehler took the corner. Celsinho Vander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sálvio Malta, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Celsinho Vander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herberto Vilar in the 33rd minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Herberto Vilar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Celsinho Vander. AFC - Curitiba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Herberto Vilar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 41st minute, Anselmo Veríssimo made a precise shot to the right of Celsinho Vander. AFC - Curitiba's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herberto Vilar in the 43rd minute of play forced AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper Celsinho Vander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abel Velasques took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 47th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Celsinho Vander. AFC - Curitiba's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.

The wind increased when Sálvio Malta made the kick off in the second half. Celsinho Vander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sálvio Malta, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Leandro Campelo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Celsinho Vander tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luiz Gustavo Braga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Yuri Ventura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Leandro Campelo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute Herberto Vilar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celsinho Vander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, AFC - Curitiba's Celsinho Vander got control of the ball when João Cunha tried to sneak it across the goal line. AFC - Curitiba's Celsinho Vander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sálvio Malta in the 75th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, AFC - Curitiba's goal looked a bit too open when João Cunha came free, but Celsinho Vander reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Herberto Vilar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Celsinho Vander made a huge save. A collision led to Andarilhos getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. João Cunha hit a great ball. Luiz Gustavo Braga struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Yuri Ventura didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC - Curitiba. In the 85th minute, Sálvio Malta reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Celsinho Vander. The goal made the score 0-3. If Luiz Gustavo Braga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nico Torres charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nico Torres the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Celsinho Vander was a little too slow when Herberto Vilar got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 0-4. In the 96th minute, Herberto Vilar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Celsinho Vander was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. When the match was over Andarilhos could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than AFC - Curitiba throughout the match.