U21 World League

San Siro
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luís Gustavo Gerber kicked off to start the match. Ivo Figueiredo took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pavli Dushku. Pavli Dushku dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Luís Gustavo Gerber recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ivo Figueiredo took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pavli Dushku. Pavli Dushku dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 18 minutes into the game, Guará FC's Ivo Figueiredo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pavli Dushku made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 21st minute, Lilo Berberi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 23rd minute of the match Guará FC got a corner. Prishtina FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gino do Vale ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Gino do Vale got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pavli Dushku quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 24 minutes into the game, Guará FC's Rômulo de Sena nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pavli Dushku made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Luís Gustavo Gerber struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Pavli Dushku didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Guará FC. After 34 minutes of play, Guará FC's Ivo Figueiredo made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pavli Dushku was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Guará FC booed when Prishtina FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Labinot Grazhdani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lilo Berberi to strike the kick off in the second half. Pavli Dushku showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivo Figueiredo in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Allan Siqueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Lilo Berberi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diamantino Catarinense was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. After 66th play minutes Rômulo de Sena shot 0-6, a short shot which went by Pavli Dushku and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 73rdth minute of the game Lilo Berberi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Guará FC's Diamantino Catarinense was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Prishtina FC were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after Guará FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ardit Shkodrani took the corner. The corner ended in Ardit Shkodrani almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Guará FC's Diamantino Catarinense did a great save. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Prishtina FC's goalkeeper Pavli Dushku, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Lilo Berberi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diamantino Catarinense was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Luís Gustavo Gerber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavli Dushku having to interfere. Eliézer Eger's late challenge caught a Prishtina FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eliézer Eger helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Prishtina FC booed when Guará FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliézer Eger didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ardit Shkodrani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Guará FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.