U21 World League

Arena Manchão
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Samuca Tróia made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, RÚSTICOS F.C's goalkeeper Rodrigo Itzaina had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samuca Tróia. 6 minutes into the match, Ekzema F.V.'s goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Espiridion came free, but Sílvio Cordeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anacleto Perico in the 8th minute of play forced Ekzema F.V.'s goalkeeper Sílvio Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Leonel Espiridion fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RÚSTICOS F.C's protests and gave Leonel Espiridion a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to RÚSTICOS F.C getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Leonel Espiridion hit a great ball. Rodrigo Enmanuel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sílvio Cordeiro having to interfere. Anacleto Perico scored 0-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sílvio Cordeiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rodrigo Itzaina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuca Tróia, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. RÚSTICOS F.C's Rodrigo Itzaina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuca Tróia in the 27th minute of play. After 29 minutes of play, RÚSTICOS F.C's Rodrigo Enmanuel made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sílvio Cordeiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Leon Francesco hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Sílvio Cordeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Espiridion, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sílvio Cordeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Enmanuel in the 42nd minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Ekzema F.V.'s goal looked a bit too open when Anacleto Perico came free, but Sílvio Cordeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of RÚSTICOS F.C booed when Ekzema F.V. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogério Furtado didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leonel Espiridion stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Leonel Espiridion recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sílvio Cordeiro. Leonel Espiridion showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. Ekzema F.V.'s Sílvio Cordeiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Ekzema F.V. from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Espiridion in the 58th minute of play forced Ekzema F.V.'s goalkeeper Sílvio Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonel Espiridion received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sílvio Cordeiro came out and tried to block the shot, but Leonel Espiridion slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 61st minute. Rodrigo Enmanuel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sílvio Cordeiro having to interfere. After some careless play in the Ekzema F.V. defense, Leonel Espiridion kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sílvio Cordeiro. The Ekzema F.V. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sílvio Cordeiro should have stopped the shot. 73 minutes into the game, Ekzema F.V.'s Rogério Furtado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rodrigo Itzaina made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. After some careless play in the Ekzema F.V. defense, Rodrigo Enmanuel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sílvio Cordeiro. The Ekzema F.V. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sílvio Cordeiro should have stopped the shot. Leonel Espiridion could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Sílvio Cordeiro made a huge save. 85 minutes into the game, Leonel Espiridion recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sílvio Cordeiro. Leonel Espiridion showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-7. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonel Espiridion got free with Sílvio Cordeiro in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Maicon Linhares took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rodrigo Itzaina. RÚSTICOS F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Ekzema F.V. booed when RÚSTICOS F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ariel Santxol didn't get a good kick on the ball. RÚSTICOS F.C's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.