U21 World League

Eibenthal
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 125) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Geovânio Quirino kicked off to start the match. After 2 minutes, Victor Răcănel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RED BLUE STAR and the Noroeste Paulista players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Noroeste Paulista booed when RED BLUE STAR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor Răcănel didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Noroeste Paulista's Geovânio Quirino in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RED BLUE STAR's goalie prevented a goal. If Geovânio Quirino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th match minute, RED BLUE STAR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vasile Leucuța to maneuver through the defense. RED BLUE STAR's Damian Tender played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Betão Pinheiro in the 9th minute of play. Noroeste Paulista's Cláudio Taffarel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Noroeste Paulista from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Noroeste Paulista booed when RED BLUE STAR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Purcaru didn't get a good kick on the ball. 13 minutes into the match, RED BLUE STAR's goal looked a bit too open when Betão Pinheiro came free, but Damian Tender reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vasile Leucuța could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Cláudio Taffarel made a huge save. Damian Tender made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Augusto Azevedo in the 17th minute of play. Cláudio Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vasile Leucuța, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cláudio Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vasile Leucuța in the 21st minute. A collision led to RED BLUE STAR getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Marcel Itu hit a great ball. Damian Tender showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Augusto Azevedo in the 25th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, RED BLUE STAR's goal looked a bit too open when Geovânio Quirino came free, but Damian Tender reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Reis in the 35th minute of play forced RED BLUE STAR's goalkeeper Damian Tender to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Betão Pinheiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Damian Tender tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Noroeste Paulista's Serafim Ramalho got a free kick in the 40th minute. Victor Răcănel's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Cláudio Taffarel on his right side and into the goal. 41 minutes into the game it was 1-0. RED BLUE STAR's Damian Tender played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geovânio Quirino in the 47th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Vasile Leucuța made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Emanuel Purcaru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, RED BLUE STAR's Damian Tender got control of the ball when Geovânio Quirino tried to sneak it across the goal line. João Augusto Azevedo's late challenge caught a RED BLUE STAR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Augusto Azevedo helped the player get up and apologised. Betão Pinheiros short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Damian Tender to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ferdinand Pociu kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. João Augusto Azevedo kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 64th match minute, Noroeste Paulista was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cauã Borges to maneuver through the defense. After 69 minutes of play, Noroeste Paulista's Geovânio Quirino made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Damian Tender was left in no man's land by his defense there! Geovânio Quirino's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Damian Tender read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. In the 77th minute Raimundo Reis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Tender saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Noroeste Paulista's Geovânio Quirino managed to work through RED BLUE STAR's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Geovânio Quirino dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Noroeste Paulista made a substitution. Raí Custódio replaced Raimundo Reis. Noroeste Paulista made a substitution. Franklin Vander replaced Geovânio Quirino. Franklin Vander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Damian Tender having to interfere. After 87 played minutes RED BLUE STAR got a freekick which was hit by Ferdinand Pociu. The supporters of Noroeste Paulista booed when RED BLUE STAR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nichifor Ciocârlan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raí Custódio in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Damian Tender prevented the ball from getting in the gole.