U21 World League

Estádio Teixeirão
Spectators: 7669 (Terracing: 5752, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) America Futebol Clube SP's Beto Mandrak started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 13 minutes into the match, America Futebol Clube SP's Fausto de Souza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tomas Donovan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rodriguinho Varela hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fausto de Souza got free with Tomas Donovan in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nestor Berger hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Horace Vaughn's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zé Pedro de Queirós was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Flames FC's zone, Fausto de Souza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomas Donovan came out of the goal and Fausto de Souza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kent Chesnay's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zé Pedro de Queirós read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. Fausto de Souza might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tomas Donovan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fausto de Souza ran back to his position shaking his head. Tomas Donovan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto de Souza in the 38th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute of the match, Beto Mandrak tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tomas Donovan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 43rd minute of the match America Futebol Clube SP got a corner. Flames FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Renatinho de Castro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Renatinho de Castro made a great header on America Futebol Clube SP's corner, it was just that Flames FC's Tomas Donovan managed to reach the ball for a save. Flames FC's Tomas Donovan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Flames FC from getting a goal against them. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Horace Vaughn to strike the kick off in the second half. When Horace Vaughn came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Flames 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 Horace Vaughn couldn't finish the play. Zé Pedro de Queirós made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horace Vaughn in the 58th minute of play. 60 minutes into the game, Fausto de Souza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Tomas Donovan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 62 minutes, Fausto de Souza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the America Futebol Clube SP and the Flames FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 62nd match minute, America Futebol Clube SP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto de Souza to maneuver through the defense. Ambrose Keen hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute, Fausto de Souza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The America Futebol Clube SP fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 70th minute, Beto Mandrak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th match minute, America Futebol Clube SP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nilton Sanches to maneuver through the defense. 76 minutes into the match, Orval Crow notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of America Futebol Clube SP's Zé Pedro de Queirós. Zé Pedro de Queirós was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kent Chesnay in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zé Pedro de Queirós prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tomas Donovan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto de Souza in the 83rd minute of the match. Zé Pedro de Queirós took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ambrose Keen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the game, Orval Crow cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Zé Pedro de Queirós was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match was over Flames FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than America Futebol Clube SP throughout the match.