U21 World League

Caixa de Papelão
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Matías de Moraes started the match with the kick off. The referee felt a red card was in order, 3 minutes into the game, when Rubinho Vasconcelos put in a rough tackle. 8 minutes into the match, Miau Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Renatinho Ramalho came free, but Sidney Queirós reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th match minute, Miau Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nilson Sanches to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego da Cunha in the 10th minute of play forced Miau Stars's goalkeeper Sidney Queirós to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Miau Stars getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Rodrigo das Neves hit a great ball. Sidney Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matías de Moraes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sidney Queirós showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank dos Santos in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd match minute, Miau Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nilson Sanches to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute Nilson Sanches shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fernando Figueiredo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rodrigo das Neves made a kick off. When Eusébio Soeiro fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored S.C. Corinthians Paulista's protests and gave Eusébio Soeiro a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to S.C. Corinthians Paulista getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Eusébio Soeiro hit a great ball. In the 52nd minute Gildo Dracena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luiz Fernando Figueiredo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sidney Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adalberto Veloso, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Luiz Fernando Figueiredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nilson Sanches in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Eusébio Soeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 61 played minutes S.C. Corinthians Paulista got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Paulo da Fonseca. After 61 played minutes S.C. Corinthians Paulista got a freekick which was hit by Eusébio Soeiro. After having played for 62 minutes, Antônio Carlos Mello managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Miau Stars's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antônio Carlos Mello was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matías de Moraes got free with Sidney Queirós in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilson Sanches, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilson Sanches, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Sidney Queirós showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matías de Moraes, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Sidney Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adalberto Veloso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo das Neves in the 77th minute of play. After 78 played minutes S.C. Corinthians Paulista got a freekick which was hit by João Francisco Domingues. Pedro Paulo da Fonseca kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. A collision led to S.C. Corinthians Paulista getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Giuseppe Guerra hit a great ball. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antônio Carlos Mello, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Adalberto Veloso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Sidney Queirós made a huge save. Miau Stars succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though S.C. Corinthians Paulista had controlled the match.