U21 World League

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 8567 (Terracing: 6426, Seating: 1970, VIP seats: 171) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Frank Scarcella took the kick off in the first half of the match. Erasmo de Godoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ingvar Hellkvist having to interfere. Diego Armando Maradona could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Murillo Pinho made a huge save. In the 6th minute, Angelo Rage 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. 16 minutes into the match, Jovens Democratas MZC's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Rage came free, but Murillo Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute C Ａ R D I N Ａ L were awarded a corner. Edmund Przybyciel went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's corner Patricio Isias fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Murillo Pinho quite easily take care of the ball. Ingvar Hellkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Scarcella in the 27th minute of the match. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Ingvar Hellkvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Jovens Democratas MZC's Frank Scarcella in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalie prevented a goal. Murillo Pinho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Rage in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th match minute, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elvio Bikendi to maneuver through the defense. Mário de Queirós, 45 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Mário de Queirós took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 47th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ingvar Hellkvist. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Diego Armando Maradona was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmund Przybyciel to maneuver through the defense. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Ingvar Hellkvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save C Ａ R D I N Ａ L from getting a goal against them. After 55 played minutes, Jovens Democratas MZC's Mexhit Koçi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ingvar Hellkvist came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Jovens Democratas MZC reached it. Murillo Pinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Armando Maradona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Charles Eger kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. When C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Diego Armando Maradona in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jovens Democratas MZC's goalie prevented a goal. Diego Armando Maradona's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Murillo Pinho read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. After 68 played minutes C Ａ R D I N Ａ L got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Isias. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Niceto Botello was substituted for Angelo Rage. Jovens Democratas MZC made a substitution. Giuseppe Negri replaced Erasmo de Godoi. In the 69th minute, Patricio Isias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 71 minutes into the game, C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Diego Armando Maradona nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Murillo Pinho made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Jovens Democratas MZC's Jeremias Britto was substituted for Mário de Queirós. Jovens Democratas MZC made a substitution. Maicon de Amorim replaced Percival Mangueira. The audience was convinced that Maicon de Amorim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ingvar Hellkvist was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Ingvar Hellkvist made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Maicon de Amorim sent off a good shot on target. Giuseppe Negri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Ingvar Hellkvist made a huge save. Murillo Pinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Armando Maradona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Murillo Pinho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Armando Maradona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Botello in the 87th minute of play forced Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Murillo Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute C Ａ R D I N Ａ L were awarded a corner. Edmund Przybyciel went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 92nd match minute, Jovens Democratas MZC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilson Barros to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute Diego Armando Maradona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murillo Pinho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.