U21 World League

Beau Dans le Ciel
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) MarquinhosEC's Marcos Boldrini started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, MarquinhosEC's Henrique Domingues got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Mauricio Areta hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the game, Alan Silva was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MarquinhosEC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MamiBella FC the free kick. Alan Silva kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in MarquinhosEC's zone, Flavio Abuleta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luan Nogueira came out of the goal and Flavio Abuleta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the MamiBella FC defense, Ciro Simões kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juan Carrera. The MamiBella FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juan Carrera should have stopped the shot. 27 minutes into the game, Mauricio Areta recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Luan Nogueira. Mauricio Areta showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. The audience was convinced that Mauricio Areta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luan Nogueira was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. After 34 played minutes, MarquinhosEC's Henrique Domingues shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Juan Carrera came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in MarquinhosEC reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauricio Areta in the 43rd minute of play forced MarquinhosEC's goalkeeper Luan Nogueira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to MarquinhosEC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Marcos Boldrini hit a great ball. 45 minutes into the game, Ciro Simões was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MarquinhosEC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MamiBella FC the free kick. Ciro Simões hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mauricio Areta was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, MarquinhosEC's Alfredo Loyola got a free kick in the 51st minute. When Geancarlos Hijosa came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the MamiBella FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Geancarlos Hijosa couldn't finish the play. Xalbador Tello kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. MamiBella FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Ciro Simões 62 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-2. 66 minutes into the match, Mauricio Areta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luan Nogueira. MarquinhosEC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mauricio Areta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 71st match minute, MarquinhosEC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Henrique Domingues to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the game, Mauricio Areta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Luan Nogueira was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pablo-Enrique Churruca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Luan Nogueira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to MamiBella FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Quiróz Casanoves hit a great ball. MamiBella FC's Juan Carrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Boldrini in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th minute, MarquinhosEC's Reynaldo Souto dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. Flavio Abuleta hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.