U21 World League

José Dellagiovanna
Spectators: 7453 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 130) Tigre's Teofilo Virila 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. Luís Ekaterinoslavskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 7 minutes, Silvestre Salazar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Dezassete and the Tigre players grew even worse after the yellow card. Silvestre Salazar kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 10th match minute, FC Dezassete was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvestre Salazar to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Tigre defense, Flávio Jordão kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rogelio Gaur. The Tigre fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rogelio Gaur should have stopped the shot. If Luís Ekaterinoslavskiy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luís Ekaterinoslavskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Dezassete's Silvestre Salazar got his second yellow card of the match in the 26th minute. The referee ordered Silvestre Salazar off the ground. The supporters of Tigre booed when FC Dezassete was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hermano Sales didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Torcato Caetano made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tigre's goalkeeper Rogelio Gaur, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rogelio Gaur was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Luís Ekaterinoslavskiy capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Luís Ekaterinoslavskiy really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. In the 63rd minute, Raimundo Bittor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Tigre booed when FC Dezassete was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Ekaterinoslavskiy didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 73 minutes, Flávio Jordão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Dezassete and the Tigre players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Dezassete's Flávio Jordão got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute Teofilo Virila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidoro Fontoura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raimundo Bittor hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. After 80 minutes of play FC Dezassete's Hermano Sales was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 80th minute, Hermano Sales hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luís Ekaterinoslavskiy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Dezassete's Isidoro Fontoura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Genaro Nataniel in the 95th minute of play. FC Dezassete's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.