U21 World League

CENTAUROROJO
Spectators: 7742 (Terracing: 5808, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Severino Soares started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ovidio Rivero hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Clube Atlético Paulista's Eduardo Cabral got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alfredinho Velloso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Basilio Cresencio in the 8th minute of the match. Kauan Guerra succeeded in the game's 17th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Eduardo Cabral hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Siro Cordeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Soares, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Clube Atlético Paulista were furious when Evaristo Gaúcho was red carded, 30 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Evaristo Gaúcho hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the match, Clube Atlético Paulista's goalkeeper Alfredinho Velloso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reynaldo Txomin. Victor Bittor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Alfredinho Velloso made a huge save. With a little luck, Clube Atlético Paulista's Alfredinho Velloso got control of the ball when Victor Bittor tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of CENTAURO booed when Clube Atlético Paulista was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pedro Paulo Massa didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Kauan Guerra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Clube Atlético Paulista's supporters rose to their feet, but Kauan Guerra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Siro Cordeiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Basilio Cresencio made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, CENTAURO's Leonardo Salvadore got a free kick in the 51st minute. After 52 played minutes, Clube Atlético Paulista's Kauan Guerra shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Siro Cordeiro 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 Clube Atlético Paulista reached it. Alfredinho Velloso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Bittor in the 57th minute of play. Pablo Giraldo's late challenge caught a Clube Atlético Paulista's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pablo Giraldo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 61st match minute, CENTAURO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pablo Giraldo to maneuver through the defense. When Yuri Marquez fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clube Atlético Paulista's protests and gave Yuri Marquez a yellow card for diving instead. When Victor Bittor came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the CENTAURO 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 Victor Bittor couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Severino Soares got free with Siro Cordeiro in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Manfredo Cerezo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Severino Soares in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Siro Cordeiro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 90 minutes into the match, CENTAURO's goal looked a bit too open when Osmar Cardozo came free, but Siro Cordeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, CENTAURO's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Soares came free, but Siro Cordeiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by CENTAURO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eduardo Cabral was slow to take the kick. During this time Clube Atlético Paulista's players had a chance to rest. Eduardo Cabral made a great header on Clube Atlético Paulista's corner, it was just that CENTAURO's Siro Cordeiro managed to reach the ball for a save. Didi Teles's late challenge caught a CENTAURO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Didi Teles helped the player get up and apologised. Didi Teles hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. With a little luck, CENTAURO's Siro Cordeiro got control of the ball when Severino Soares tried to sneak it across the goal line. Clube Atlético Paulista played a much better game than CENTAURO and deserved their victory. The CENTAURO players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.