U21 World League

Santuário do Motivo
Spectators: 7654 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Celsinho Magalhães started the match with the kick off. Michael Klein was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 4th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Luís Linhares got a free kick in the 5th minute. André Batista's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Augustin Cucerzan firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celsinho Magalhães got free with Augustin Cucerzan in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Augustin Cucerzan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldir Matorin, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 17 minutes, Augustin Cucerzan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 18 minutes A4p Dejani's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Waldir Matorin who took care of the corner kick. 20 minutes into the match, Bernardo de Salles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Augustin Cucerzan. A4p Dejani's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernardo de Salles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celsinho Magalhães got free with Augustin Cucerzan in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34th minute, Emanuel Savu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Waldir Matorin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Augustin Cucerzan having to make a save. In the 43rd minute, Cássio Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46thth minute of the game Emanuel Savu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but O MOTIVO ⚽'s Adalberto Figueiredo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emanuel Savu to make the kick off. Celsinho Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute, Waldir Matorin 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. When O MOTIVO ⚽'s Celsinho Magalhães in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye A4p Dejani's goalie prevented a goal. 66 minutes into the match, Celsinho Magalhães had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Augustin Cucerzan. A4p Dejani's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Celsinho Magalhães was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Bernardo de Salles scored 4-0 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Augustin Cucerzan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Augustin Cucerzan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Waldir Matorin, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. 85 minutes into the match, A4p Dejani's goal looked a bit too open when Waldir Matorin came free, but Augustin Cucerzan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Augustin Cucerzan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo de Salles, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. O MOTIVO ⚽'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.