U21 World League

Santuário do Motivo
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Celsinho Magalhães took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ronaldinho Pernambucano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fábio Simão in the 4th minute of play. After having played for 9 minutes, Moisés Dracena managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Haridades F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moisés Dracena was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fábio Simão during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 20 minutes into the match, Moisés Dracena had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dida Braga. O MOTIVO ⚽'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Moisés Dracena was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After some careless play in the Haridades F.C defense, Celsinho Magalhães kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ronaldinho Pernambucano. The Haridades F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ronaldinho Pernambucano should have stopped the shot. When Celsinho Magalhães came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the O MOTIVO ⚽ 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 Celsinho Magalhães couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celsinho Magalhães got free with Ronaldinho Pernambucano in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Celsinho Magalhães could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Ronaldinho Pernambucano made a huge save. In the 43rd minute of the match Luís Eduardo Souza sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dida Braga skillfully saved the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Moisés Dracena in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dida Braga saved O MOTIVO ⚽ from getting behind. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Moisés Dracena stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Celsinho Magalhães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldinho Pernambucano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th match minute, Haridades F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emílio Pontes to maneuver through the defense. Fábio Simão kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Haridades F.C's Ronaldinho Pernambucano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by André Batista in the 64th minute of play. The audience was convinced that André Batista's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ronaldinho Pernambucano was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. 67 minutes into the match, Luís Linhares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ronaldinho Pernambucano. Haridades F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luís Linhares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Celsinho Magalhães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 72nd minute Celsinho Magalhães shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldinho Pernambucano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, O MOTIVO ⚽'s Dida Braga got control of the ball when Luís Eduardo Souza tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Bernardo de Salles came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the O MOTIVO ⚽ 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 Bernardo de Salles couldn't finish the play. 88 minutes into the match, Moisés Dracena had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dida Braga. O MOTIVO ⚽'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Moisés Dracena was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. 93 minutes into the match, Luís Eduardo Souza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dida Braga. O MOTIVO ⚽'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luís Eduardo Souza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. Manuel Maciel hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Chants of Haridades F.C echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as O MOTIVO ⚽ had held the ball for most of the match.