U21 World League

Arena Académica
Spectators: 7733 (Terracing: 5801, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lamine Yambao started the match with the kick off. A collision led to LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Ademir Siqueira hit a great ball. After 7 played minutes LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC got a freekick which was hit by Lamine Yambao. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lamine Yambao in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valentin Karakushev prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 20 minutes into the game, Lamine Yambao recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Valentin Karakushev. Lamine Yambao showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Washington Cavalcante came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's Miho Rankov. But to his dismay, Miho Rankov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Lamine Yambao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute Lamine Yambao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valentin Karakushev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute Miho Rankov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Washington Cavalcante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kauã Antunes kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's Washington Cavalcante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasil Karastoyanov in the 38th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Miho Rankov made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Teles in the 52nd minute of play forced ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's goalkeeper Valentin Karakushev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vasil Karastoyanov got free with Washington Cavalcante in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 55 minutes into the match, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's goal looked a bit too open when Lamine Yambao came free, but Valentin Karakushev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Teles in the 58th minute of play forced ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's goalkeeper Valentin Karakushev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Teles struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Valentin Karakushev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC. When Lamine Yambao came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC 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 Lamine Yambao couldn't finish the play. Lamine Yambao received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Valentin Karakushev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC's Silvério Aparecido was substituted for Zé Paulo Ortiz. In the 76th match minute, ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serafim Mashev to maneuver through the defense. 88 minutes into the match, Joel Teles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Valentin Karakushev. ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joel Teles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the ПАРТИЗАН Червен бряг players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for LADEIRA DO BATISTA FC.