U21 World League

Nilton Santos
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Virgilio Romano started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Eustaquio Olando fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Albigasta FC's protests and gave Eustaquio Olando a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Estrela Solitária booed when Albigasta FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustaquio Olando didn't get a good kick on the ball. Urbano Bemabe made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Téo de Castro sent off a good shot on target. Urbano Bemabe came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Estrela Solitária's Meng Ran. But to his dismay, Meng Ran quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Mantzio in the 13th minute of play forced Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper Milosz Kluska to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Romero in the 16th minute of play forced Estrela Solitária's goalkeeper Milosz Kluska to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Albigasta FC's zone, Meng Ran stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Urbano Bemabe came out of the goal and Meng Ran tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Meng Ran recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Albigasta FC's Eustaquio Olando got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After 24 played minutes Estrela Solitária got a freekick which was hit by Gaetano Scirea. In the 30th minute, Téo de Castro 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. Milosz Kluska made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgilio Romano in the 37th minute of play. Téo de Castro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Urbano Bemabe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Celestino Gau's late challenge caught a Estrela Solitária's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Celestino Gau helped the player get up and apologised. In the 40th minute, Celestino Gau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ruud Gullit came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Estrela Solitária 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 Ruud Gullit couldn't finish the play. Milosz Kluska made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Romero in the 44th minute of play. Cícero Abreu kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Milosz Kluska took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ricardo Mantzio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Estrela Solitária's Téo de Castro got a free kick in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 51st minute, Ruud Gullit ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Urbano Bemabe was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 57th match minute, Albigasta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eustaquio Olando to maneuver through the defense. Milosz Kluska showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Mantzio in the 59th minute of the match. When Estrela Solitária's Téo de Castro in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Albigasta FC's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Albigasta FC's Eustaquio Olando got a free kick in the 63rd minute. With a little luck, Estrela Solitária's Milosz Kluska got control of the ball when Virgilio Romano tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Cícero Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Urbano Bemabe came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Estrela Solitária's Téo de Castro. But to his dismay, Téo de Castro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. In the 83rd minute Téo de Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urbano Bemabe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Urbano Bemabe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Téo de Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Estrela Solitária's Abel Mandrak got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Estrela Solitária had won after a very even match.