U21 World League

ARENA TRAKINAS
Spectators: 7596 (Terracing: 5698, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tostão Salles got the match started through his kick off. Christian Guillelmo scored 0-1 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Danilo Mello, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Geraldo Almeida hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Tostão Salles kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Christian Guillelmo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Danilo Mello. TRAKINAS FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christian Guillelmo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Ramiro Modestio kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Ramiro Modestio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Danilo Mello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Guillelmo in the 24th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, TRAKINAS FC's Tostão Salles got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 27th minute, Christian Guillelmo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Danilo Mello was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After 30 minutes of play, Sportivo Luan Toro's Christian Guillelmo made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Danilo Mello was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Christian Guillelmo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 38 minutes into the match, TRAKINAS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Albino Maties came free, but Danilo Mello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Rumaldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danilo Mello having to interfere. If Christian Guillelmo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Danilo Mello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Guillelmo, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Rumaldo to strike the kick off in the second half. The long shot by Ramiro Modestio in the 54th minute really tested Danilo Mello's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The supporters of Sportivo Luan Toro booed when TRAKINAS FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gernando Gerber didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sportivo Luan Toro's Ramiro Modestio shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 64th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Danilo Mello but with some difficulty. Joaquin Mingo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tostão Salles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute, Tostão Salles left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TRAKINAS FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. In the 70th minute, Tostão Salles 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gerardo Nerio during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 71st minute, Gerardo Nerio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joaquin Mingo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldir Peixoto in the 71st minute of the match. Christian Guillelmo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 76thth minute, Danilo Mello skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Danilo Mello was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ramiro Modestio. After 87 minutes, Tostão Salles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TRAKINAS FC and the Sportivo Luan Toro players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tostão Salles hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 88th minute of the match Ramiro Modestio sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Danilo Mello skillfully saved the ball. The Sportivo Luan Toro players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.